amhrasach

Irish

Alternative forms

aimhreasach, amhairseach, amhraiseach, amhraisteach, amhrasta, amhrastúil

Etymology

From Middle Irish amairsech, from Old Irish amirissech; synchronically amhras +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑvɾˠəsˠəx/, /ˈɑ̃vɾˠəsˠəx/, /ˈɑnvɾˠəsˠəx/

Adjective

amhrasach (genitive singular masculine amhrasaigh, genitive singular feminine amhrasaí, plural amhrasacha, comparative amhrasaí)

suspicious; doubtful
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 13:
  tā mē anvrəsəx, n̄ax ńīnə šē ē.
  conventional orthography: Tá mé amhrasach nach ndéanfaidh sé é.
  I’m doubtful that he will do it.
opinionated

Declension

Declension of amhrasach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	amhrasach	amhrasach	amhrasacha
Vocative	amhrasaigh	amhrasach	amhrasacha
Genitive	amhrasaigh	amhrasaí	amhrasacha	amhrasach
Dative	amhrasach	amhrasach; amhrasaigh (archaic)	amhrasacha
Comparative	níos amhrasaí
Superlative	is amhrasaí

Derived terms

neamh-amhrasach (“unsuspicious, unsuspecting”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhrasach	n-amhrasach	hamhrasach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.