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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish i mmudu, from madae (“vain, ineffectual”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
amú
- wasted, in vain
- astray
Derived terms
References
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 91, page 80
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 97
- ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 229
- ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 410
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 134, page 51
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 136.16, page 50; reprinted 1979
- ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 235
- ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt (in Irish), Béal Feirste : Brún agus Ó Nualláin , section 103, page 47
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “amuġa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 41; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “amú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Nheengatu
Pronunciation
Noun
amú (plural amú-itá)
- sister (of a woman)
Coordinate terms
- manha (“mother”)
- paya (“father”)
- mú (“brother - of a man”)
- kiwira (“brother - of a woman”)
- endira (“sister - of a man”)
- aíra (“son - of a man”)
- ayera (“daughter - of a man”)
- membira (“child - of a woman”)