# imigh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* imthigh (superseded)

### Etymology

From Middle Irish immthigid, from Old Irish imm·téit (“go around, go away”), from imm- (“around”) + téit (“goes”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic imich and Manx immee.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈimʲɪɟ/, /mʲiɟ/
* (Connacht) IPA: (Aran, Mayo) /ˈimʲiː/, (Cois Fharraige) /ˈimʲə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɨmʲiː/

### Verb

imigh (present analytic imíonn, future analytic imeoidh, verbal noun imeacht, past participle imithe)
* (intransitive) to go
* to leave, depart, go away
* to go on
* to go off, start off
* to get away, escape
* to move
* to pass (of time, etc.)
* to be lost
* to die away

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | imím | imíonn tú; imír$^†$ | imíonn sé, sí | imímid; imíonn muid | imíonn sibh | imíonn siad; imíd$^†$ | a imíonn; a imíos / a n-imíonn* | imítear |
| indicative | past | d'imigh mé; d'imíos / imigh mé‡; imíos‡ | d'imigh tú; d'imís / imigh tú‡; imís‡ | d'imigh sé, sí / imigh sé, sí‡ | d'imíomar; d'imigh muid / imíomar‡; imigh muid‡ | d'imigh sibh; d'imíobhair / imigh sibh‡; imíobhair‡ | d'imigh siad; d'imíodar / imigh siad‡; imíodar‡ | a d'imigh / ar imigh* | imíodh; himíodh$^†$ |
| indicative | past habitual | d'imínn / imínn‡; n-imínn‡‡ | d'imíteá / imíteá‡; n-imíteá‡‡ | d'imíodh sé, sí / imíodh sé, sí‡; n-imíodh sé, sí‡‡ | d'imímis; d'imíodh muid / imímis‡; imíodh muid‡; n-imímis‡‡; n-imíodh muid‡‡ | d'imíodh sibh / imíodh sibh‡; n-imíodh sibh‡‡ | d'imídís; d'imíodh siad / imídís; imíodh siad‡; n-imídís‡‡; n-imíodh siad‡‡ | a d'imíodh / a n-imíodh* | d'imítí / imítí‡; n-imítí‡‡ |
| future | future | imeoidh mé; imeod; imeochaidh mé$^†$ | imeoidh tú; imeoir$^†$; imeochaidh tú$^†$ | imeoidh sé, sí; imeochaidh sé, sí$^†$ | imeoimid; imeoidh muid; imeochaimid$^†$; imeochaidh muid$^†$ | imeoidh sibh; imeochaidh sibh$^†$ | imeoidh siad; imeoid$^†$; imeochaidh siad$^†$ | a imeoidh; a imeos; a imeochaidh$^†$; a imeochas$^†$ / a n-imeoidh*; a n-imeochaidh*$^†$ | imeofar; imeochar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | d'imeoinn; d'imeochainn$^†$ / imeoinn‡; imeochainn$^†$‡; n-imeoinn‡‡; n-imeochainn$^†$‡‡ | d'imeofá; d'imeochthá$^†$ / imeofá‡; imeochthá$^†$‡; n-imeofá‡‡; n-imeochthá$^†$‡‡ | d'imeodh sé, sí; d'imeochadh sé, sí$^†$ / imeodh sé, sí‡; imeochadh sé, sí$^†$‡; n-imeodh sé, sí‡‡; n-imeochadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | d'imeoimis; d'imeodh muid; d'imeochaimis$^†$; d'imeochadh muid$^†$ / imeoimis‡; imeodh muid‡; imeochaimis$^†$‡; imeochadh muid$^†$‡; n-imeoimis‡‡; n-imeodh muid‡‡; n-imeochaimis$^†$‡‡; n-imeochadh muid$^†$‡‡ | d'imeodh sibh; d'imeochadh sibh$^†$ / imeodh sibh‡; imeochadh sibh$^†$‡; n-imeodh sibh‡‡; n-imeochadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | d'imeoidís; d'imeodh siad; d'imeochadh siad$^†$ / imeoidís‡; imeodh siad‡; imeochadh siad$^†$‡; n-imeoidís‡‡; n-imeodh siad‡‡; n-imeochadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a d'imeodh; a d'imeochadh$^†$ / a n-imeodh*; a n-imeochadh*$^†$ | d'imeofaí; d'imeochthaí$^†$ / imeofaí‡; imeochthaí$^†$‡; n-imeofaí‡‡; n-imeochthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go n-imí mé; go n-imíod$^†$ | go n-imí tú; go n-imír$^†$ | go n-imí sé, sí | go n-imímid; go n-imí muid | go n-imí sibh | go n-imí siad; go n-imíd$^†$ | — | go n-imítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá n-imínn | dá n-imíteá | dá n-imíodh sé, sí | dá n-imímis; dá n-imíodh muid | dá n-imíodh sibh | dá n-imídís; dá n-imíodh siad | — | dá n-imítí |
| imperative | imperative | imím | imigh | imíodh sé, sí | imímis | imígí; imídh$^†$ | imídís | — | imítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | imeacht | imeacht | imeacht | imeacht | imeacht | imeacht | imeacht | imeacht |
| past participle | past participle | imithe | imithe | imithe | imithe | imithe | imithe | imithe | imithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

#### Derived terms

* imigh ar (“become of”)
* imigh as (“fade away”)
* imigh de (“depart from”)
* imigh le (“go away with”)
* imigh ó (“go away from, leave”)
* imigh sall (“pass away, pass on”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “imm-tét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 196, page 57; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 517, page 138
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 142
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 369, page 151
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 545, page 291
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 285, page 101

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “imigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN