amú

See also: aamu, amu, AMU, amʊ, and āmǔ

Irish

Alternative forms

• amogha, amugha

Etymology

From Old Irish i mmudu, from madae (“vain, ineffectual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmˠuː/

Adverb

amú

1. wasted, in vain
2. astray

Derived terms

• téigh amú (“go wrong, make a mistake”, verb)

Further reading

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