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iad

iad

See also: IAD and -iad

Irish

Pronoun

iad (disjunctive)

  1. they, them

See also

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iad n-iad hiad t-iad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jadъ, ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ad

Noun

iad n (plural iaduri)

  1. ****

Synonyms


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish íat (they, them).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iət̪], [ət̪]

Pronoun

iad

  1. they
  2. them
    Bha iad a' teagasg Seamus. - They were teaching James.

Usage notes

Note that iad, or any other free-standing pronoun, cannot be used as the object of a verbal noun.

  • *Bha Seamus a' teagasg iad. - Intended: 'James was teaching them.'

Instead, one of the gam series must be used. See the discussion at here.

Derived terms

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