iad

See also: IAD and -iad

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish íat (“they, them”), from Old Irish é, ía (“they”) (plural of é (“he”)) with the addition of the 3rd person plural verb ending.

Cognate with Welsh hwy ~ hwynt, Breton i ~ int, with the same addition of the verb ending.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iəd̪ˠ/

Pronoun

iad (emphatic form iadsan, disjunctive)

  1. they, them

See also
Irish personal pronouns
Number Person (and gender) Conjunctive
(emphatic)		 Disjunctive
(emphatic)		 Possessive
determiner
SingularFirst mé
(mise)		 mo L
m' before vowel sounds
Second tú
(tusa)1		 thú
(thusa)		 do L
d' before vowel sounds
Third masculine sé
(seisean)		 é
(eisean)		 a L
Third feminine sí
(sise)		 í
(ise)		 a H
Third neuter —ea—
PluralFirst muid, sinn
(muidne, muide), (sinne)		 ár E
Second sibh
(sibhse)1		 bhur E
Third siad
(siadsan)		 iad
(iadsan)		 a E

L Triggers lenition E Triggers eclipsis H Triggers h-prothesis

1 Also used as the vocative

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun: e.g. "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

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

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic адъ (adŭ), from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs). Compare Bulgarian ад (ad).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjad/
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Hyphenation: iad
  • audio(file)

Noun

iad n (plural iaduri)

  1. hell
    Synonyms: infern, gheenă

Declension
Declension of iad
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) iad iadul (niște) iaduri iadurile
genitive/dative (unui) iad iadului (unor) iaduri iadurilor
vocative iadule iadurilor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish íat. Cognates include Irish iad and Manx ad.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (stressed) /ˈiə̯t̪/, (unstressed) /ət̪/
  • (Northern and Eastern Highlands) IPA(key): /atʲ/ (as if spelled aid)

Pronoun

iad (emphatic iadsan)

  1. third-person plural pronoun; they, them
    Bha iad a' teagasg Seamus. ― They were teaching James.

Derived terms

See also
Scottish Gaelic personal pronouns
simple emphatic
singular plural singular plural
First person mi sinn mise sinne
Second person thu, tu1) sibh thusa, tusa1) sibhse
Third person m e iad esan iadsan
Third person f i ise
*) sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
**) To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used.
1) used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “iad”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aːd

Noun

iad f (plural iadau)

  1. Crown of the head, pate; top, summit.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
iad unchanged unchanged hiad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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