amh
Translingual
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish om (“raw, uncooked”) (compare Manx aw), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, “raw”).
Adjective
amh (genitive singular masculine amh, genitive singular feminine aimhe, plural amha, comparative aimhe)
Declension
Related terms
- aimhe (“rawness, crudeness”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amh | n-amh | hamh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “amh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “amh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “om”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 65
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish om (“raw, uncooked”) (compare Manx aw), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, “raw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaf/
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amh | n-amh | h-amh | t-amh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “om”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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