iontaoibh
Irish
Alternative forms
- ionntaoibh (superseded)
- iontaobh
Etymology
Back-formation from iontaofa (“trustworthy”), from in- (“-able”) + taobh (“trust, confidence”).
Noun
iontaoibh f (genitive singular iontaoibhe)
- trust, confidence (with as + the person or thing trusted in)
- Synonyms: dóchas, muinín
- 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.
Declension
Declension of iontaoibh
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- iontaobhach
- iontaobhacht
- iontaobhaí
- iontaobhaíocht
- iontaobhas
- iontaofa
- iontaofacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iontaoibh | n-iontaoibh | hiontaoibh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iontaoibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “intáib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “iontaoibh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
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