amhsach

Irish

Alternative forms

• amhasach, amhasmhar

Etymology

From amhas (“hireling, servant; hired soldier, mercenary; hooligan”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

amhsach (genitive singular masculine amhsaigh, genitive singular feminine amhsaí, plural amhsacha, comparative amhsaí)

1. wild, unruly

Declension

Declension of amhsach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	amhsach	amhsach	amhsacha
Vocative	amhsaigh		amhsacha
Genitive		amhsaí	amhsacha	amhsach
Dative	amhsach	amhsach; amhsaigh (archaic)	amhsacha
Comparative	níos amhsaí
Superlative	is amhsaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhsach	n-amhsach	hamhsach	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) “amhsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN