amhainseacht
Irish
editEtymology
editNoun
editamhainseacht f (genitive singular amhainseachta)
1. An Other State of Consciousness, during which the shaman displays involuntary Maxilliofacial and Nystagmic seizures.
2. A shaman of Gaelic lineage, temporally and regionally living within a Christian or Post- Christian society.
- Synonym of amhainse (“sharpness; astuteness”)
Declension
editDeclension of amhainseacht
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amhainseacht | n-amhainseacht | hamhainseacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
editAmhainseacht Draíochta - Druid Gaelic Dictionary ADF
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhainse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN