iarsma

Irish

Alternative forms
  • iarsmair
  • iarsmaire
  • iarsmar

Etymology

From Old Irish íarsma (“remainder, remnant, anything remaining over; posterity, survivor; the after-effects, the result (always in bad sense)”).

Noun

iarsma m or f (genitive singular iarsma, nominative plural iarsmaí)

  1. remainder, remnant
    1. (in the plural) relics, remains
  2. survivor, surviving progeny
  3. aftereffect
    1. ill-effect, (evil) consequence; mark, trace
  4. resultant burden, encumbrance
  5. hansel, New Year's gift

Declension
Declension of iarsma

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iarsma iarsmaí
Vocative a iarsma a iarsmaí
Genitive iarsma iarsmaí
Dative iarsma iarsmaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-iarsma na hiarsmaí
Genitive an iarsma na n-iarsmaí
Dative leis an iarsma

don iarsma

 leis na hiarsmaí
Feminine declension
Declension of iarsma

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iarsma iarsmaí
Vocative a iarsma a iarsmaí
Genitive iarsma iarsmaí
Dative iarsma iarsmaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an iarsma na hiarsmaí
Genitive na hiarsma na n-iarsmaí
Dative leis an iarsma

don iarsma

 leis na hiarsmaí

Derived terms

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

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