amháin

See also: a-mhàin

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish amáin, from Old Irish nammá (“only, merely”), a petrified phrase derived from a negated form of má (“more”) (a comparative form of mór, már (“great”)), thus “not more”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

amháin

  1. one
    Synonym: aon
    capall amháin ― one horse
  2. only
    mise amháin ― only me
  3. the same (after aon + noun)
    Tá siad ina gcónaí san aon teach amháin.
    They live in the same house

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
amháin n-amháin hamháin not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93

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