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-amh
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amh ámh
Irish
Alternative forms
ga -eamh after a slender consonant
Etymology
From ga sga -em, sga -am, from ga cel-pro *-īmā (whence cy -i).
Pronunciation
ga /əvˠ/ Munster <<name:O'Rahilly>>
ga /ə/ Galway
ga /uː/ Mayo
ga /u/ Ulster
Suffix
n m
forms verbal nouns
Derived terms
ga
References
Thomas F. O'Rahilly T. F. O'Rahilly Irish Dialects Past and Present Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 1972 76–77
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
gd -eamh after a slender consonant
Pronunciation
gd /əv/
Etymology 1
gd verbal
From gd sga -em, sga -am, from gd cel-pro *-īmā (whence cy -i).
Suffix
gd suffix m
forms verbal nouns
Derived terms
gd verbal
Etymology 2
gd ordinal
From gd sga -mad, from gd cel-pro *-metos; compare cy -fed. Cognate with ga -ú ordinal.
Suffix
gd suffix
gd ordinal -th suffix forming ordinal numbers
gd ochd eight ochdamh eighth
Derived terms
gd ordinal