amhsach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From amhas (“hireling, servant; hired soldier, mercenary; hooligan”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]amhsach (genitive singular masculine amhsaigh, genitive singular feminine amhsaí, plural amhsacha, comparative amhsaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | amhsach | amhsach | amhsacha | |
| vocative | amhsaigh | amhsacha | ||
| genitive | amhsaí | amhsacha | amhsach | |
| dative | amhsach | amhsach; amhsaigh (archaic) |
amhsacha | |
| Comparative | níos amhsaí | |||
| Superlative | is amhsaí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| amhsach | n-amhsach | hamhsach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN