amh

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See also: -amh and ámh

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Amharic.

Symbol

amh

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Amharic.

See also

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish om (raw, uncooked) (compare Manx aw), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, raw).

Pronunciation

Adjective

amh (genitive singular masculine amh, genitive singular feminine aimhe, plural amha, comparative aimhe)

  1. raw, uncooked

Declension

Declension of amh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative amh amh amha
vocative amh amha
genitive aimhe amha amh
dative amh amh amha
Comparative níos aimhe
Superlative is aimhe

Derived terms

  • aimhe (rawness, crudeness)

Mutation

Mutated forms of amh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amh n-amh hamh not applicable

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish om (raw, uncooked) (compare Manx aw), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, raw).

Pronunciation

Adjective

amh (comparative aimhe)

  1. raw, uncooked

Mutation

Mutation of amh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amh n-amh h-amh t-amh

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

Further reading