-amar

Irish

Alternative forms

• -eamar (broad version)
• -aíomar (second conjugation (broad))
• -íomar (second conjugation (slender))

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əmˠəɾʲ/

Suffix

-amar

1. first-person plural past indicative of first conjugation verbs

Usage notes

• * 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-)