Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ítu.[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ìota.
Pronunciation
Noun
íota f (genitive singular íota)
- great, devouring thirst
- Synonym: tart
- íota tarta ― parching, burning thirst
- spalladh íota ― parching, burning thirst
- ardent desire
Declension
Declension of íota (fourth declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of íota
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| íota
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n-íota
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híota
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ít(t)u”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 134, page 70
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 164, page 62
Further reading
- “íota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- 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
