ómrach

Irish

Etymology

From ómra (“amber”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈoːmˠɾˠəx/
• (Connnacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːmˠɾˠəx/, /ˈuːmˠɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːmˠɾˠa(x)/

Adjective

ómrach (genitive singular masculine ómraigh, genitive singular feminine ómraí, plural ómracha)

1. amber(-coloured)

Declension

Declension of ómrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ómrach	ómrach	ómracha
Vocative	ómraigh		ómracha
Genitive		ómraí	ómracha	ómrach
Dative	ómrach	ómrach; ómraigh (archaic)	ómracha
Comparative	níos ómraí
Superlative	is ómraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ómrach	n-ómrach	hómrach	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) “ómrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ómrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “ómrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ómrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.