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)
- hungry
- Synonym: amplúil
- greedy, covetous
- Synonym: amplúil
Declension
Declension of amplach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | amplach | amplach | amplacha | |
Vocative | amplaigh | amplacha | ||
Genitive | amplaí | amplacha | amplach | |
Dative | amplach | amplach; amplaigh (archaic) | amplacha | |
Comparative | níos amplaí | |||
Superlative | is amplaí |
Derived terms
- amplachán m (“greedy person”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “amplach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “amplach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- 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.