imdae
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈim.ðe/
Etymology 1
imbed (“a large quantity”) + -de.
Adjective
imdae (comparative imdu)
- many, numerous
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9a12
- cit imdi far forcitlidi
- although your teachers are many
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9a12
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imdae | imdae | imdae |
| vocative | imdai | ||
| accusative | imdae | imdai | |
| genitive | imdai | imdae | imdai |
| dative | imdu | imdai | imdu |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | imdai | imdai | |
| vocative | imdai imdu* | ||
| accusative | imdai imdu* | ||
| genitive | imdae | ||
| dative | imdaib | ||
* when substantivized
Alternative forms
- imda, imde
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 imdae ‘many’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
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Noun
imdae f (genitive imdae or imdad)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imdaeL | imdaiL | imdai |
| vocative | imdaeL | imdaiL | imdai |
| accusative | imdaiN | imdaiL | imdai |
| genitive | imdae | imdaeL | imdaeN |
| dative | imdaiL | imdaib | imdaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imdae | imdaidL, imdae | imdaid |
| vocative | imdae | imdaidL, imdae | imdada |
| accusative | imdaidN | imdaidL, imdae | imdada |
| genitive | imdad | imdad | imdadN |
| dative | imdaidL | imdadaib | imdadaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Synonyms
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 imdae ‘compartment’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| imdae (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
imdae | n-imdae |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.