amhantraí

Irish

Etymology 1

From amhantar (“chance, venture; lucky find, windfall”) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

amhantraí m (genitive singular amhantraí, nominative plural amhantraithe)

1. (finance) speculator

Declension

Declension of amhantraí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative amhantraí amhantraithe Vocative a amhantraí a amhantraithe Genitive amhantraí amhantraithe Dative amhantraí amhantraithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-amhantraí na hamhantraithe Genitive an amhantraí na n-amhantraithe Dative leis an amhantraí don amhantraí leis na hamhantraithe

Derived terms

• amhantraíocht (“speculation”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

amhantraí

1. inflection of amhantrach (“venturesome, risky; lucky”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhantraí	n-amhantraí	hamhantraí	t-amhantraí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhantraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “speculator”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amhantraí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm