-amh

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See also: amh and ámh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • -eamh (after a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-amh m

  1. forms verbal nouns

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -amh

References

  1. ^ O'Rahilly, Thomas F. (1972) Irish Dialects Past and Present, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 76–77

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • -eamh (after a slender consonant)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Suffix

-amh m

  1. forms verbal nouns
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (verbal)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish -mad, from Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with Irish -ú.

Suffix

-amh

  2. -th (suffix forming ordinal numbers)
    ‎ochd (“eight”) + ‎-amh → ‎ochdamh (“eighth”)
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (ordinal)
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