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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish amáin, from Old Irish nammá (“only, merely”), a petrified phrase derived from a negated form of má (“more”) (a comparative form of mór, már (“great”)), thus “not more”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
amháin
- one
- Synonym: aon
- capall amháin ― one horse
- only
- mise amháin ― only me
- the same (after aon + noun)
Tá siad ina gcónaí san aon teach amháin.- They live in the same house
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| amháin
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n-amháin
|
hamháin
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not applicable
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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
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
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