iomarca

Irish

Alternative forms

iomarcadh, iomarcaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish immarca (“excess”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʊmˠəɾˠkə/, /ˈɯmˠəɾˠkə/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʊmˠəɾˠkə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌmˠəɾˠkə/

Noun

iomarca f (genitive singular iomarca)

excess, superfluity; too many, too much (preceded by the definite article, followed by the genitive)
D'ól mé an iomarca beorach.
I drank too much beer.

Tá sé ag ithe na hiomarca bia.
He's eating too much food.
advantage, superiority
arrogance, presumption; oppression, injustice

Declension

Declension of iomarca

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	iomarca
Vocative	a iomarca
Genitive	iomarca
Dative	iomarca

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an iomarca
Genitive	na hiomarca
Dative	leis an iomarca don iomarca

Derived terms

iomarcach (“redundant”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iomarca	n-iomarca	hiomarca	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iomarca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “immarca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 59

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