amhainse

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

amhainse f (genitive singular amhainse)

1. (literary) sharpness
2. (literary) astuteness

Declension

Declension of amhainse (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative amhainse vocative a amhainse genitive amhainse dative amhainse forms with the definite article case singular nominative an amhainse genitive na hamhainse dative leis an amhainse don amhainse

Synonyms

• amhainseacht f

Derived terms

• amhainseach (“sharp; astute”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhainse

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhainse	n-amhainse	hamhainse	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhainse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN