íota
See also: iota, Iota, IOTA, ióta, and ìota
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ítu. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìota.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiət̪ˠə/
Noun
íota f (genitive singular íota)
- great, devouring thirst
- íota tarta ― parching, burning thirst
- spalladh íota ― parching, burning thirst
- Synonym: tart
- ardent desire
Declension
Declension of íota
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- íotach
- íotacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| íota | n-íota | híota | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “íota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ít(t)u”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “íota”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 409
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “íota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62