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• ionntaoibh (superseded)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)

1. 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.

2. 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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative iontaoibh Vocative a iontaoibh Genitive iontaoibhe Dative iontaoibh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an iontaoibh Genitive na hiontaoibhe Dative leis an iontaoibh don iontaoibh

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
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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