amhsán

Irish

Alternative forms

• amhsóg f

Etymology

From amhas +‎ -án.

Noun

amhsán m (genitive singular amhsáin, nominative plural amhsáin)

1. diminutive of amhas
2. cur (of dog)

Declension

Declension of amhsán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative amhsán amhsáin Vocative a amhsáin a amhsána Genitive amhsáin amhsán Dative amhsán amhsáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-amhsán na hamhsáin Genitive an amhsáin na n-amhsán Dative leis an amhsán don amhsán leis na hamhsáin

Mutation

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

Further reading

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