iompair

Irish (Donegal)

/ˈʊmˠpˠəɾʲ/

verb
Definitions
  • carry, convey, transport
  • transmit
  • pass on, communicate
  • carry on one's person, wear
  • (nautical) carry a mast, sail, etc.
  • carry in womb, gestate
  • support, sustain
  • bear, endure
  • have capacity for
  • behave, deport

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish imm·cuirethar affix from Irish cuir (put) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
✂️ ✂️ 🎬️

Timeline

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