amplóir

Irish

Etymology

From ampla (“hunger, famine; greed, voracity”) +‎ -óir.

Noun

amplóir m (genitive singular amplóra, nominative plural amplóirí)

  1. hungry person
  2. greedy person
    Synonym: amplachán
  3. (familiar) cormorant
    Synonyms: broigheall, cailleach dhubh, fiach mara

Declension
Declension of amplóir

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amplóir amplóra
Vocative a amplóra a amplóira
Genitive amplóra amplóir
Dative amplóir amplóra

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-amplóir na hamplóra
Genitive an amplóra na n-amplóir
Dative leis an amplóir

don amplóir

 leis na hamplóra

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

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