ómrach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ómra (“amber”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈoːmˠɾˠəx/
- (Connnacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːmˠɾˠəx/, /ˈuːmˠɾˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔːmˠɾˠa(x)/
Adjective
[edit]ómrach (genitive singular masculine ómraigh, genitive singular feminine ómraí, plural ómracha)
- amber(-coloured)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ómrach | ómrach | ómracha | |
| vocative | ómraigh | ómracha | ||
| genitive | ómraí | ómracha | ómrach | |
| dative | ómrach | ómrach; ómraigh (archaic) |
ómracha | |
| Comparative | níos ómraí | |||
| Superlative | is ómraí | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ómrach | n-ómrach | hómrach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ómrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ómrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ómrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ómrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025