amhsán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • amhsóg f

Etymology

From amhas +‎ -án.

Noun

amhsán m (genitive singular amhsáin, nominative plural amhsáin)

  1. diminutive of amhas
  2. (of dog) cur

Declension
Declension of amhsán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amhsán amhsáin
Vocative a amhsáin a amhsána
Genitive amhsáin amhsán
Dative amhsán amhsáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-amhsán na hamhsáin
Genitive an amhsáin na n-amhsán
Dative leis an amhsán

don amhsán

 leis na hamhsáin

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

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