amhsach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From amhas (“hireling, servant; hired soldier, mercenary; hooligan”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

amhsach (genitive singular masculine amhsaigh, genitive singular feminine amhsaí, plural amhsacha, comparative amhsaí)

  1. wild, unruly

Declension

Declension of amhsach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative amhsach amhsach amhsacha
vocative amhsaigh amhsacha
genitive amhsaí amhsacha amhsach
dative amhsach amhsach;
amhsaigh (archaic) 		amhsacha
Comparative níos amhsaí
Superlative is amhsaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhsach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amhsach n-amhsach hamhsach not applicable

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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