amhrasach

Irish

Alternative forms

aimhreasach, amhairseach, amhraiseach, amhraisteach, amhrasta, amhrastúil

Etymology

From Middle Irish amairsech, from Old Irish amirissech.^[1] By surface analysis, amhras +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑvɾˠəsˠəx/, /ˈɑ̃vɾˠəsˠəx/, /ˈɑnvɾˠəsˠəx/

Adjective

amhrasach (genitive singular masculine amhrasaigh, genitive singular feminine amhrasaí, plural amhrasacha, comparative amhrasaí)

suspicious; doubtful
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13:
  tā mē anvrəsəx, n̄ax ńīnə šē ē.
  [Tá mé amhrasach nach ndéanfaidh sé é.]
  I’m doubtful that he will do it.
opinionated

Declension

Declension of *amhrasach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	amhrasach	amhrasach	amhrasacha
vocative	amhrasaigh	amhrasach	amhrasacha
genitive		amhrasaí	strong noun	weak noun
genitive		amhrasaí	amhrasacha	amhrasach
dative	amhrasach	amhrasach; amhrasaigh (archaic)	amhrasacha

Comparative	níos amhrasaí
Superlative	is amhrasaí

Derived terms

neamh-amhrasach (“unsuspicious, unsuspecting”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *amhrasach*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhrasach	n-amhrasach	hamhrasach	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

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amairsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhrasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṁairseaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṁrasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 27
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amhrasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“amhrasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amairsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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