amparán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English hamper + -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

amparán m (genitive singular amparáin, nominative plural amparáin)

  1. hamper
  2. ungainly person; helpless person

Declension

Declension of amparán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative amparán amparáin
vocative a amparáin a amparána
genitive amparáin amparán
dative amparán amparáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-amparán na hamparáin
genitive an amparáin na n-amparán
dative leis an amparán
don amparán 		leis na hamparáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of amparán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amparán n-amparán hamparán t-amparán

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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