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amh
amh
See also: ámh
Irish
Adjective
amh (genitive singular masculine amh, genitive singular feminine aimhe, plural amha, comparative aimhe)
Declension
Declension of amh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | amh | amh¹ | amha³ | |
| Vocative | amh¹ | amh¹ | amha | |
| Genitive | amh¹ | aimhe | amha | amh |
| Dative | amh² | amh¹ | amha³ | |
| Comparative | aimhe | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- amhábhar m (“raw material, staple”)
Related terms
- aimhe f (“rawness, crudeness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amh | n-amh | hamh | t-amh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "amh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “om” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.