amaitéarach
Irish
Etymology
From English amateur + -ach.
Adjective
amaitéarach (genitive singular masculine amaitéaraigh, genitive singular feminine amaitéaraí, plural amaitéaracha, comparative amaitéaraí)
- amateur
Declension
Declension of amaitéarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | amaitéarach | amaitéarach | amaitéaracha | |
Vocative | amaitéaraigh | amaitéaracha | ||
Genitive | amaitéaraí | amaitéaracha | amaitéarach | |
Dative | amaitéarach | amaitéarach; amaitéaraigh (archaic) | amaitéaracha | |
Comparative | níos amaitéaraí | |||
Superlative | is amaitéaraí |
Noun
amaitéarach m (genitive singular amaitéaraigh, nominative plural amaitéaraigh)
- amateur
Declension
Declension of amaitéarach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amaitéarach | n-amaitéarach | hamaitéarach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "amaitéarach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.