ámharach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ádhmharach, ámhar (dated)

Etymology

From ámhar +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ámharach (genitive singular masculine ámharaigh, genitive singular feminine ámharaí, plural ámharacha, comparative ámharaí)

1. lucky, fortunate

   Antonym: mí-ámharach

Declension

Declension of ámharach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ámharach	ámharach	ámharacha
Vocative	ámharaigh		ámharacha
Genitive		ámharaí	ámharacha	ámharach
Dative	ámharach	ámharach; ámharaigh (archaic)	ámharacha
Comparative	níos ámharaí
Superlative	is ámharaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ámharach	n-ámharach	hámharach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ámharach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ádmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “ámharach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ámharach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.