amaid

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ammait, aimmit (“woman with supernatural powers; foolish woman”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amaid f (genitive singular amaide, nominative plural amaidí or amaideacha)

  1. (literary) witch, hag
  2. (derogatory) foolish woman
  3. simpleton, idiot

Declension

Declension of amaid (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative amaid amaidí
vocative a amaid a amaidí
genitive amaide amaidí
dative amaid amaidí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an amaid na hamaidí
genitive na hamaide na n-amaidí
dative leis an amaid
don amaid 		leis na hamaidí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of amaid
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amaid n-amaid hamaid not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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