iomramh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imram, from noun prefix imb- (“around”) (from Proto-Celtic *ambi- from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi, cf. Latin ambi-, Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-)) + Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”) (cf. Irish rámh).[1] By surface analysis, iomair +‎ -amh.

Noun

iomramh m (genitive singular as substantive iomraimh, genitive as verbal noun iomartha)

  1. verbal noun of iomair
  2. rowing
  3. (literary) (rowing) voyage; voyage tale
  4. (literary) riding, coursing, journeying

Declension

(as verbal noun):

Declension of iomramh (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative iomramh
vocative a iomramh
genitive iomartha
dative iomramh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-iomramh
genitive an iomartha
dative leis an iomramh
don iomramh

(as substantive):

Declension of iomramh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative iomramh iomraimh
vocative a iomraimh a iomramha
genitive iomraimh iomramh
dative iomramh iomraimh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-iomramh na hiomraimh
genitive an iomraimh na n-iomramh
dative leis an iomramh
don iomramh 		leis na hiomraimh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of iomramh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iomramh n-iomramh hiomramh t-iomramh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “erǝ-1, rē-, er(e)-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 338

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish imram,[1] from noun prefix imb- (“around”) (from Proto-Celtic *ambi- from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi, cf. Latin ambi-, Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-)) + Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”) (cf. Scottish Gaelic ràmh).[2] By surface analysis, iomair +‎ -amh. Related to iorram (“rowing song”).

Pronunciation

Noun

iomramh m (genitive singular iomraimh)

  1. verbal noun of iomair
  2. rowing
    Is e iomramh an droch latha a nì latha math gu iomramh.
    Practise rowing in a rough sea and soon the rough sea will seem calm to you.

Mutation

Mutation of iomramh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iomramh n-iomramh h-iomramh t-iomramh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “iomramh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “erǝ-1, rē-, er(e)-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 338
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