amhra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish amrae.

Noun

amhra m (genitive singular amhra, nominative plural amhraí)

1. (literary) wonder, marvel
2. (literary)
   1. wonderful thing
   2. noble, distinguished, person
3. (literary) eulogy
4. (literary) charm

Declension

Declension of amhra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative amhra amhraí Vocative a amhra a amhraí Genitive amhra amhraí Dative amhra amhraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-amhra na hamhraí Genitive an amhra na n-amhraí Dative leis an amhra don amhra leis na hamhraí

Adjective

amhra

1. (literary) wonderful, marvellous; distinguished, noble

Mutation

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

Further reading

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