amhantraí
Irish
Etymology 1
From amhantar (“chance, venture; lucky find, windfall”) + -aí (agent noun suffix).
Noun
amhantraí m (genitive singular amhantraí, nominative plural amhantraithe)
- (finance) speculator
Declension
Declension of amhantraí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- amhantraíocht (“speculation”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
amhantraí
- genitive singular feminine of amhantrach (“venturesome, risky; lucky”)
- comparative degree of amhantrach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amhantraí | n-amhantraí | hamhantraí | t-amhantraí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "amhantraí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “speculator” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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