iompaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • iompuigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish imm·soí (turns around, converts, changes), from Proto-Celtic *ambisuweti.

Pronunciation

Verb

iompaigh (present analytic iompaíonn, future analytic iompóidh, verbal noun iompú, past participle iompaithe)

  1. to turn
  2. to reverse
  3. (religion) to convert
  4. (sailing) to capsize
  5. (sailing) to cant

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (convert): tiontaigh
  • (capsize): iompaigh béal faoi

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 247.
  2. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 272.
  3. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 404 (page 217).

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