iomaí

Irish

Alternative forms

iomdha (superseded)
mó (Munster)

Etymology

From Old Irish imdae.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠoː/, /mˠuː/; (literary) /ʊˈmˠiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʊmˠiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌmˠi/

Adjective

iomaí (comparative lia)

many
numerous, abundant

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 imdae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iomḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 404
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47

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