Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ioma
• iomad

Noun

iomadh m ‎(genitive singular iomaidh, no plural)

1. a lot of, many, many a, a number of, various, diverse

   iomadh rud‎ ― many things, many a thing

   iomadh turas‎ ― many a time, often

Usage notes

• Like English "many", only used for countable nouns.
• Although describing more than one item, the noun following iomadh is in the singular.
• In the nominative case the noun following iomadh remains in the nominative as well.

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)