iomarca, f. (gs. ~).1. Excess, superfluity; too many, too much. (Often preceded by article) (An) ~ cainte, oibre, codlata, too much talk, work, sleep. (An) ~ daoine, focal, too many people, words. An ~ de rud a bheith agat, to have too much of sth. Bhí an ~ deifre ort leis, you were in too great a hurry with it. Tá an ~ le rá aige, he talks too much. Gan ~ gan easpa, neither too much nor too little. 2. (a) Advantage, superiority. ~ a bhreith, a ghabháil, ó dhuine, to gain an advantage over s.o. Níor dhligh siad ~ uainn, they were not entitled to claim superiority over us. (b) Arrogance, presumption; oppression, injustice. Uabhar agus ~, pride and arrogance. ~ agus éagóir, oppression and injustice. (c)D’~, in addition, over and above. Tá briseadh na haithne d’~ ann, in addition to that it violates the commandment. (Var:~idhf)