amhrasán

Irish

Etymology

From amhras (“doubt; suspicion”) +‎ -án.

Noun

amhrasán m (genitive singular amhrasáin, nominative plural amhrasáin)

  1. suspicious person, doubter, skeptic

Declension
Declension of amhrasán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amhrasán amhrasáin
Vocative a amhrasáin a amhrasána
Genitive amhrasáin amhrasán
Dative amhrasán amhrasáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-amhrasán na hamhrasáin
Genitive an amhrasáin na n-amhrasán
Dative leis an amhrasán

don amhrasán

 leis na hamhrasáin

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

Further reading
  • "amhrasán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “doubter” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “sceptic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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