amplach

Irish

Etymology

From ampla (“hunger, famine; greed, voracity”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ̃mˠpˠəl̪ˠəx/

Adjective

amplach (genitive singular masculine amplaigh, genitive singular feminine amplaí, plural amplacha, comparative amplaí)

1. hungry

   Synonym: amplúil

2. greedy, covetous

   Synonym: amplúil

Declension

Declension of amplach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	amplach	amplach	amplacha
Vocative	amplaigh		amplacha
Genitive		amplaí	amplacha	amplach
Dative	amplach	amplach; amplaigh (archaic)	amplacha
Comparative	níos amplaí
Superlative	is amplaí

Derived terms

• amplachán m (“greedy person”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amplach	n-amplach	hamplach	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) “amplach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amplach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amplach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “amplach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024