amscaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• amscaíoch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamˠsˠkiː/

Adjective

amscaí

1. untidy; awkward

Derived terms

• amscaíocht f (“untidiness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amscaí	n-amscaí	hamscaí	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) “amscaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48