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Irish
Etymology
From amhas + -án.
Noun
amhsán m (genitive singular amhsáin, nominative plural amhsáin)
- diminutive of amhas
- cur (of dog)
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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amhsán
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n-amhsán
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hamhsán
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t-amhsán
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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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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhsán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “cur”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024