iontaoibh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Back-formation from iontaofa (“trustworthy”), from in- (“-able”) +‎ taobh (“trust, confidence”).

Pronunciation

Noun

iontaoibh f (genitive singular iontaoibhe)

  1. trust, confidence (with as + the person or thing trusted in)
    Synonyms: dóchas, muinín
    feall ar iontaoibh ― a betrayal of trust
    Níl iontaoibh agam as an Rialtas.
    I have no confidence in the Government.
    Téim ar iontaoibh Dé; Téim in iontaoibh Dé.
    I trust myself to God; I put myself in God’s power.
    Chuaigh sé ar iontaoibh a chuimhne.
    He drew upon his memory; He relied on his memory.
    Lig mé mo rún ar iontaoibh léi.
    I entrusted my secret to her.
    Níl aon droch-iontaoibh agam as.
    I do not mistrust him.
  2. a person who may be trusted
    Ní hiontaoibh é; Ní haon iontaoibh é.
    He is not to be trusted.

Declension

Declension of iontaoibh (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative iontaoibh
vocative a iontaoibh
genitive iontaoibhe
dative iontaoibh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an iontaoibh
genitive na hiontaoibhe
dative leis an iontaoibh
don iontaoibh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of iontaoibh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iontaoibh n-iontaoibh hiontaoibh not applicable

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

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