amú
See also: aamu, amu, AMU, amʊ, and āmǔ
Irish
Alternative forms
- amogha, amudha, amugha, a mugha, a múgha
Etymology
From Old Irish i mmudu, from madae (“vain, ineffectual”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈmʊwə/
Adverb
amú
- wasted, in vain
- astray
Derived terms
- téigh amú (“go wrong, make a mistake”, verb)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “amú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “amú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “amú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51
Kamkata-viri
Alternative forms
- amó (“house, room”) (Kamviri)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nuristani *amā́ (whence Ashkun amá, Prasuni umú, Tregami ëmá, Waigali ëma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dmáH (“at home”) (whence Sanskrit अमा (amā́)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amú/
Noun
amú f (Kata-vari)
- house
- room
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nuristani *ātamā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā (“breath, soul”) (whence Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-mō (whence Old High German ātum, Tocharian B āñme), from *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amú/
Pronoun
amú
- self