amhra

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish amrae.

Noun

amhra m (genitive singular amhra, nominative plural amhraí)

  1. (literary) wonder, marvel
  2. (literary)
    1. wonderful thing
    2. noble, distinguished, person
  3. (literary) eulogy
  4. (literary) charm

Declension

Declension of amhra (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative amhra amhraí
vocative a amhra a amhraí
genitive amhra amhraí
dative amhra amhraí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-amhra na hamhraí
genitive an amhra na n-amhraí
dative leis an amhra
don amhra 		leis na hamhraí

Adjective

amhra

  1. (literary) wonderful, marvellous; distinguished, noble

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhra
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amhra n-amhra hamhra t-amhra

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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