OriginFrom Old Irish íadaid, from Proto-Celtic *eɸidāti, a prefixed derivative of *dāti (“to give”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic iadh.
- ambitransitiveto close, shut
“Bhí na súile ag iamh orm.” — I could not keep my eyes open.
- transitiveto enclose, encompass
- ambitransitiveto block up, close up, dam
- ambitransitiveto join
- transitiveto clench (close tightly) (one's fist)
Formsiann(analytic, present) · iafaidh(analytic, future) · iamh(noun-from-verb) · iata(participle, past) · iaim(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · iann tú(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · iair(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · iann sé(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · sí(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · iaimid(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · iann muid(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · iann sibh(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · iann siad(indicative, plural, present, third-person) · iaid(indicative, plural, present, third-person) · a iann(error-unrecognized-form, present) · a ias(error-unrecognized-form, present) · iaitear(autonomous, present) · d'iaigh mé(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · d'ias(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · iaigh mé(first-person, indicative, past, singular)
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