iomarcach
Irish
Etymology 1
From iomarca (“excess, superfluity; too many, too much; advantage, superiority; arrogance, presumption; oppression, injustice”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
iomarcach (genitive singular masculine iomarcaigh, genitive singular feminine iomarcaí, plural iomarcacha, comparative iomarcaí)
- excessive, superfluous, redundant
- superabundant
- arrogant, presumptuous; overbearing
Alternative forms
- iomarcrach, iomarcradhach, iomarcúil
Adjective
iomarcach (genitive singular masculine iomarcaigh, genitive singular feminine iomarcaí, plural iomarcacha, comparative iomarcaí)
- Alternative form of armacach (“loving, tender”)
Declension
Declension of iomarcach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | iomarcach | iomarcach | iomarcacha | |
| Vocative | iomarcaigh | iomarcacha | ||
| Genitive | iomarcaí | iomarcacha | iomarcach | |
| Dative | iomarcach | iomarcach; iomarcaigh (archaic) | iomarcacha | |
| Comparative | níos iomarcaí | |||
| Superlative | is iomarcaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iomarcach | n-iomarcach | hiomarcach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "iomarcach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.