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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish amus,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi- (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with English ambassador.
Pronunciation
Noun
amhas m (genitive singular amhais, nominative plural amhais)
- hireling (someone hired to perform unpleasant tasks)
- soldier of fortune, mercenary
- hooligan
- Synonyms: amhasóir, maistín
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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amhas
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n-amhas
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hamhas
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t-amhas
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 200, page 101
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṁas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 26
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “amhas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amhas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm