iomarca

Irish

Alternative forms
  • iomarcadh, iomarcaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish immarca (“excess”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈʊmˠəɾˠkə/, /ˈɯmˠəɾˠkə/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʊmˠəɾˠkə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌmˠəɾˠkə/

Noun

iomarca f (genitive singular iomarca)

  1. excess, superfluity; too many, too much (preceded by the definite article, followed by the genitive)
    D'ól mé an iomarca beorach.
    I drank too much beer.
    Tá sé ag ithe na hiomarca bia.
    He's eating too much food.
  2. advantage, superiority
  3. arrogance, presumption; oppression, injustice

Declension
Declension of iomarca

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative iomarca
Vocative a iomarca
Genitive iomarca
Dative iomarca

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an iomarca
Genitive na hiomarca
Dative leis an iomarca

don iomarca

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iomarca n-iomarca hiomarca not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “immarca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 59

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