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Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish imbed, imbad, from Proto-Celtic *imbetom.
Pronunciation
Noun
iomadh m (genitive singular iomaidh, no plural)
- a lot of, many, many a, a number of, various, diverse
- iomadh rud ― many things, many a thing
- iomadh turas ― many a time, often
Usage notes
- Like English "many", only used for countable nouns.
- Although describing more than one item, the noun following iomadh is in the singular.
- In the nominative case the noun following iomadh remains in the nominative as well.
Mutation
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “iomadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC