iomairt
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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish imbert (“use, usage, play”). By surface analysis, iomair + -t. Cognate to Irish imirt (“play”) and Manx ymmyrt (“rowing”).
Noun
iomairt f (genitive singular iomairt, plural iomairtean)
- verbal noun of iomair
- effort, endeavour, struggle, campaign, conflict, exertion
- enterprise, undertaking, venture
- play(ing), gaming
- (dated) bustle, agitation, confusion
- (dated) restlessness, fidgeting