iomaire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish immaire (ridge, furrow).

Pronunciation

Noun

iomaire m or f (genitive singular iomaire, nominative plural iomairí or iomaireacha)

  1. (geography, agriculture, etc.) ridge, furrow
  2. (archaeology) cultivation ridge
  3. (agriculture) lazy-bed

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ag treabhadh an iomaire fhada (dying, literally ploughing the long ridge)
  • iomaire ardbhrú (ridge, wedge, of high pressure)
  • iomaire bán (untilled strip, balk)
  • iomaire cinn (headland strip)
  • iomaire críche (boundary strip)
  • iomaire treafa (ridge in ploughing)
  • iomaireach (ridged; ribbed, waved, corrugated)

Mutation

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

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