impí

See also: impi and Impi

Irish

Alternative forms

• impidhe (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish impide (“entreaty”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɪmʲˈpʲiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪmʲpʲiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞mʲpʲi/

Noun

impí f (genitive singular impí, nominative plural impíocha)

1. verbal noun of impigh
2. entreaty

   Synonym: achainí

   rinne sé impí orm ― he implored me

3. prayer, supplication

   Synonyms: paidir, urnaí, guí

4. intercession

   Synonym: idirghuí

Declension

Declension of impí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative impí impíocha vocative a impí a impíocha genitive impí impíocha dative impí impíocha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an impí na himpíocha genitive na himpí na n-impíocha dative leis an impí don impí leis na himpíocha

Derived terms

• impigh
• impíoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of impí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
impí	n-impí	himpí	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “impí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “impide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “impiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 396
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “impí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40