amhsach
Irish
Etymology
From amhas (“hireling, servant; hired soldier, mercenary; hooligan”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
amhsach (genitive singular masculine amhsaigh, genitive singular feminine amhsaí, plural amhsacha, comparative amhsaí)
Declension
Declension of amhsach
| 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
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amhsach | n-amhsach | hamhsach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "amhsach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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