impí

See also: impi and Impi

Irish

Alternative forms

impidhe (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish impide (“entreaty”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɪmʲˈpʲiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪmʲpʲiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞mʲpʲi/

Noun

impí f (genitive singular impí, nominative plural impíocha)

verbal noun of impigh
entreaty
Synonym: achainí

rinne sé impí orm ― he implored me
prayer, supplication
Synonyms: paidir, urnaí, guí
intercession
Synonym: idirghuí

Declension

Declension of impí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	impí	impíocha
Vocative	a impí	a impíocha
Genitive	impí	impíocha
Dative	impí	impíocha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an impí	na himpíocha
Genitive	na himpí	na n-impíocha
Dative	leis an impí don impí	leis na himpíocha

Derived terms

impigh
impíoch

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
impí	n-impí	himpí	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“impí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “impide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “impiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 396
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “impí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40

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