amhlánta
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From amhlán (“boor; dolt”) + -ta (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amhlánta
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
| vocative | amhlánta | amhlánta | ||
| genitive | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
| dative | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
| Comparative | níos amhlánta | |||
| Superlative | is amhlánta | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- amhlántacht f (“boorishness”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| amhlánta | n-amhlánta | hamhlánta | 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]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhlánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN