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iarsma

iarsma

Irish

Alternative forms

  • iarsmair
  • iarsmaire
  • iarsmar

Noun

iarsma m, 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

Feminine declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iarsma n-iarsma hiarsma unchanged
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.