See also: amh and ámh

Irish

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Alternative forms

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  • -eamh (after a slender consonant)

Etymology

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From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-amh m

  1. forms verbal nouns

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References

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  1. ^ O'Rahilly, Thomas F. (1972) Irish Dialects Past and Present, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 76–77

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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  • -eamh (after a slender consonant)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Suffix

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-amh m

  1. forms verbal nouns
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish -mad, from Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with Irish .

Suffix

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-amh

  1. -th (suffix forming ordinal numbers)
    ochd (eight) + ‎-amh → ‎ochdamh (eighth)
Derived terms
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