amhra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish amrae.

Noun

amhra m (genitive singular amhra, nominative plural amhraí)

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

(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

"amhra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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