amhra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish amrae.

Noun

amhra m (genitive singular amhra, nominative plural amhraí)

1. (literary) wonder, marvel
2. (literary)
   1. wonderful thing
   2. noble, distinguished, person
3. (literary) eulogy
4. (literary) charm

Declension

Declension of amhra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative amhra amhraí vocative a amhra a amhraí genitive amhra amhraí dative amhra amhraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-amhra na hamhraí genitive an amhra na n-amhraí dative leis an amhra don amhra leis na hamhraí

Adjective

amhra

1. (literary) wonderful, marvellous; distinguished, noble

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhra	n-amhra	hamhra	t-amhra

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) “amhra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN