amhlánta
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From amhlán (“boor; dolt”) + -ta (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
amhlánta
Declension edit
Declension of amhlánta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
| Vocative | amhlánta | amhlánta | ||
| Genitive | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
| Dative | amhlánta | amhlánta | amhlánta | |
| Comparative | níos amhlánta | |||
| Superlative | is amhlánta | |||
Derived terms edit
- amhlántacht f (“boorishness”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amhlánta | n-amhlánta | hamhlánta | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhlánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN