-amh

See also: amh and ámh

Irish

Alternative forms

• -eamh (after a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /uː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /u/

Suffix

-amh m

1. forms verbal nouns

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -amh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• -eamh (after a slender consonant)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əv/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Suffix

-amh m

1. forms verbal nouns

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (verbal)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish -mad, from Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with Irish -ú.

Suffix

-amh

2. -th (suffix forming ordinal numbers)

   ‎ochd (“eight”) + ‎-amh → ‎ochdamh (“eighth”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (ordinal)