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Alternative forms[edit]
- -eamar (broad version)
- -aíomar (second conjugation (broad))
- -íomar (second conjugation (slender))
Pronunciation[edit]
-amar
- first-person plural past indicative of first conjugation verbs
Usage notes[edit]
- * This form is attached to first-conjugation verbs with stems ending in either a broad consonant or a vowel;
- Used in place of the pronouns sinn (Munster) or muid (Ulster and parts of Connacht):
- Súnn muid (“we suck”)
- súigh + -amar → shúmar (“we suck”) (stem sú-)
