amhrasach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aimhreasach, amhairseach, amhraiseach, amhraisteach, amhrasta, amhrastúil

Etymology

From Middle Irish amairsech, from Old Irish amirissech. By surface analysis, amhras +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑvɾˠəsˠəx/, /ˈɑ̃vɾˠəsˠəx/, /ˈɑnvɾˠəsˠəx/

Adjective

amhrasach (genitive singular masculine amhrasaigh, genitive singular feminine amhrasaí, plural amhrasacha, comparative amhrasaí)

1. suspicious; doubtful
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13:

     tā mē anvrəsəx, n̄ax ńīnə šē ē.

     [Tá mé amhrasach nach ndéanfaidh sé é.]

     I’m doubtful that he will do it.

2. opinionated

Declension

Declension of amhrasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	amhrasach	amhrasach	amhrasacha
Vocative	amhrasaigh		amhrasacha
Genitive		amhrasaí	amhrasacha	amhrasach
Dative	amhrasach	amhrasach; amhrasaigh (archaic)	amhrasacha
Comparative	níos amhrasaí
Superlative	is amhrasaí

Derived terms

• neamh-amhrasach (“unsuspicious, unsuspecting”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhrasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṁairseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṁrasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 27
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amhrasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “amhrasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024