iarnaí

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish íarnaide, from íarn (“iron”). By surface analysis, iarann +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix). ==== Adjective ==== iarnaí iron (made of iron) iron-hard ===== Synonyms ===== iarnda ===== Derived terms ===== iarnaíocht f (“iron quality; hardness, toughness”) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== iarnaí m pl (nonstandard) plural of iarann (“iron”) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== iarnaí inflection of iarnach (“ferric; chalybeate”): genitive singular feminine comparative degree ===== Alternative forms ===== iarnaighe (obsolete) === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== iarnaí present subjunctive analytic of iarnaigh (“put in irons, fetter; fit, cover, with iron”) ===== Alternative forms ===== iarnaighe, iarnuighe (obsolete) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iarnaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “íarnaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “iarnaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm