amplach
Irish
Etymology
From ampla (“hunger, famine; greed, voracity”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
amplach (genitive singular masculine amplaigh, genitive singular feminine amplaí, plural amplacha, comparative amplaí)
Declension
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
- "amplach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “amplach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “amplach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “amplach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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