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Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
umhla f (genitive singular umhla)
- Synonym of umhlaíocht (“humility; submission, obedience; dutifulness, respect”)
Declension
Etymology 2
Adjective
umhla pl
- inflection of umhal (“humble, submissive; dutiful, obedient; ready, willing; lithe, supple, pliant”):
- nominative plural
- strong genitive plural
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| umhla
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n-umhla
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humhla
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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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Further reading
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jícá, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jícɪ́.
Pronunciation
Noun
úm̂hla class 3 (plural ímîhla class 4)
- day
- date
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.