impí

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• impidhe (superseded)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)

1. verbal noun of impigh
2. entreaty

   Synonym: achainí

   rinne sé impí orm ― he implored me

3. prayer, supplication

   Synonyms: paidir, urnaí, guí

4. 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” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the 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
• “impiḋe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 396.
• "impí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40