amhlánta
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From amhlán (“boor; dolt”) + -ta (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amhlánta
Declension
[edit]Declension of amhlánta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
Vocative | amhlánta | amhlánta | ||
Genitive | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
Dative | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
Comparative | níos amhlánta | |||
Superlative | is amhlánta |
Derived terms
[edit]- amhlántacht f (“boorishness”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amhlánta | n-amhlánta | hamhlánta | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhlánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN