amháin
See also: a-mhàin
Irish
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| Cardinal: aon Ordinal: céad, aonú Ordinal abbreviation: 1ú Personal: aonar Attributive: amháin | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish amáin, from Old Irish nammá (“only, merely”), a petrified phrase derived from a negated form of má (“more”) (a comparative form of mór, már (“great”)), thus “not more”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈvˠɑːnʲ/, [əˈvɑ̃ːi̯nʲ][1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /əˈwɑːnʲ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈwãːnʲ/[3]
Adverb
[edit]amháin
- one
- Synonym: aon
- capall amháin ― one horse
- only
- mise amháin ― only me
- the same (after aon + noun)
- Tá siad ina gcónaí san aon teach amháin.
- They live in the same house
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| amháin | n-amháin | hamháin | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amháin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN