íosphá

Irish

Etymology

íos- (“least, minimal, minimum”) +‎ pá (“pay”)

Noun

íosphá m (genitive singular íosphá)

  1. minimum wage
    • NERA - National Employment Rights Authority, Scrúdú Sláinte Fostaíocht
      Tá roinnt eisceachtaí, áfach, don íosphá, maidir leo siúd atá fostaithe ag garghaolta, iad siúd faoi 18 bliain d’aois agus daoine faoi oiliúint nó printísigh.
      There are some exceptions, however, to the minimum wage, including those employed by close relatives, those aged under 18 and trainees or apprentices.
    • 1 March 2011, Gaelport.com, Trátaí na Spáinne agus íosphá an oibrí a shaothraíonn
      Go minic bíonn pá na n-oibrithe níos lú ná leath den íosphá atá leagtha síos de réir dlí.
      The workers' pay is often less than half of the minimum wage set by law.
    • 1 July 2011, Citizens Information, Cás-Staidéar: íosphá
      Níor chóir go gcuimseofaí an táille €20 as ucht oibriú Dé Sathairn do chuspóirí an íosphá náisiúnta.
      The €20 premium for working on Saturdays should not be included for national minimum wage purposes.
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Declension
Declension of íosphá

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative íosphá
Vocative a íosphá
Genitive íosphá
Dative íosphá

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an t-íosphá
Genitive an íosphá
Dative leis an íosphá

don íosphá

Synonyms

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

References
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