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iontaoibh
iontaoibh
Irish
Alternative forms
- ionntaoibh (superseded)
- iontaobh
Noun
iontaoibh f (genitive singular iontaoibhe)
- trust, confidence (with as + the person or thing trusted in)
- feall ar iontaoibh ― a betrayal of trust
- Níl iontaoibh agam as an Rialtas.
- I have no confidence in the Government.
- Téim ar iontaoibh Dé; Téim in iontaoibh Dé.
- I trust myself to God; I put myself in God’s power.
- Chuaigh sé ar iontaoibh a chuimhne.
- He drew upon his memory; He relied on his memory.
- Lig mé mo rún ar iontaoibh léi.
- I entrusted my secret to her.
- Níl aon droch-iontaoibh agam as.
- I do not mistrust him.
- a person who may be trusted
- Ní hiontaoibh é; Ní haon iontaoibh é.
- He is not to be trusted.
- Ní hiontaoibh é; Ní haon iontaoibh é.
Declension
Declension of iontaoibh
Second declension
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iontaoibh | n-iontaoibh | hiontaoibh | t-iontaoibh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “intáib” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “iontaoibh” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "iontaoibh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.