amh

See also: ámh

Irish

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): /ˈaw/, /ˈavˠ/

Adjective

amh (genitive singular masculine amh, genitive singular feminine aimhe, plural amha, comparative aimhe)

  1. raw, uncooked

Declension
Declension of amh
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative amh amh amha
Vocative amh amha
Genitive aimhe amha amh
Dative amh amh amha
Comparative níos aimhe
Superlative is aimhe

Derived terms
  • aimhe (“rawness, crudeness”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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
  • "amh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 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.
  • “om” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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