amhras

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish amaires (“unbelief”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amhras m (genitive singular amhrais)

  1. doubt
    gan amhras ― without doubt, undoubtedly
    Chuir sé amhras ar mo scéal.
    He cast doubt on my story.
  2. suspicion (with ar plus the person or thing suspected)
    Tá amhras agam air; Tá mé in amhras air.
    I suspect him.
    Tá siad ag amhras orm.
    They’re suspicious of me.
  3. opinion, guess; speculation

Declension

Declension of amhras (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative amhras
vocative a amhrais
genitive amhrais
dative amhras
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an t-amhras
genitive an amhrais
dative leis an amhras
don amhras

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhras
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amhras n-amhras hamhras t-amhras

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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