iomadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish imbed, imbad, from Proto-Celtic *imbetom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiməɣ/

Noun

iomadh m (genitive singular iomaidh, no plural)

  1. a lot of, many, many a, a number of, various, diverse
    iomadh rud ― many things, many a thing
    iomadh turas ― many a time, often

Usage notes
  • Like English "many", only used for countable nouns.
  • Although describing more than one item, the noun following iomadh is in the singular.
  • In the nominative case the noun following iomadh remains in the nominative as well.

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
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