iomrall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish imroll (“a badly-aimed shot or cast, a miss; straying, error, mistake”).

Noun

iomrall m (genitive singular iomraill)

  1. aberration, error
  2. (literary) missed throw, miss

Declension
Declension of iomrall

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative iomrall
Vocative a iomraill
Genitive iomraill
Dative iomrall

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-iomrall
Genitive an iomraill
Dative leis an iomrall

don iomrall

Derived terms
  • ar iomrall, in iomrall (“astray, in error”)
  • coiscéim iomraill (“false step”)
  • eolas iomraill (“mistaken information”)
  • gan iomrall (“unerring; undoubtedly”)
  • iarracht iomraill (“muff”)
  • iomrallach (“straying, wide (of mark); mistaken”, adjective)
  • iomrall aimsire (“anachronism”)
  • iomrall aithne (“mistaken identity”)
  • iomrall breithiúnais (“error of judgment”)
  • iomrall ceartais (“miscarriage of justice”)
  • iomrall céille (“mental aberration”)
  • iomrall cuntais (“miscount”)
  • iomrall seachadta (“misdelivery”)
  • iomrall sféarúil (“spherical aberration”)
  • iomrall súl (“optical illusion”)
  • iomrall tuisceana (“misunderstanding”)
  • urchar iomraill (“missed, random, shot”)

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

Further reading
  • "iomrall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “imroll” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “iomrall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “iomrall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish imroll (“a badly-aimed shot or cast, a miss; straying, error, mistake”).

Noun

iomrall m (genitive singular iomraill, plural iomrallan)

  1. error, mistake
  2. straying, wandering

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iomralln-iomrallh-iomrallt-iomrall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “imroll” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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