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)
- remainder, remnant
- survivor, surviving progeny
- aftereffect
- ill-effect, (evil) consequence; mark, trace
- resultant burden, encumbrance
- hansel, New Year's gift
Declension
Declension of iarsma
Fourth declension
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Forms with the definite article
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- Feminine declension
Declension of iarsma
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- ainiarsma f (“evil consequence; ill effect”)
- fo-iarsma m (“side effect”)
- iarsmalann
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iarsma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “íarsma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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