imreas

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish imres (“dispute, contention”).

Noun

imreas m (genitive singular imris)

  1. strife, dispute, discord, quarrel, wrangling
    Proverb:
    Is fearr foighne ná imreas. ― it is better to be patient than to quarrel.
  2. heat (in sheep, goat)
Declension
Declension of imreas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative imreas
Vocative a imris
Genitive imris
Dative imreas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-imreas
Genitive an imris
Dative leis an imreas

don imreas

Alternative forms
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • lucht imris (“trouble-makers”)
  • imreas fianaise (“contending evidence”)

Etymology 2

Noun

imreas m (genitive singular imris)

  1. Alternative form of imeartas (“play, playfulness; machination, trickery”)
Declension
Declension of imreas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative imreas
Vocative a imris
Genitive imris
Dative imreas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-imreas
Genitive an imris
Dative leis an imreas

don imreas

Etymology 3

Noun

imreas m (genitive singular imris, nominative plural imris)

  1. Alternative form of imreasc (“iris”)
Declension
Declension of imreas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative imreas imris
Vocative a imris a imreasa
Genitive imris imreas
Dative imreas imris

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-imreas na himris
Genitive an imris na n-imreas
Dative leis an imreas

don imreas

 leis na himris

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
imreas n-imreas himreas not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "imreas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “imres” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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