amhail

See also: -amhail

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish amail, from samail.

Noun

amhail f (genitive singular amhla, nominative plural amhlacha)

1. Synonym of samhail

Preposition

amhail (plus nominative, triggers no mutation)

1. like
2. as

Synonyms

• ar chuma
• ar nós
• cosúil le
• dála
• fearacht
• mar

Conjunction

amhail

1. like, as

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN