amhsán

Irish

Alternative forms

• amhsóg f

Etymology

From amhas +‎ -án.

Noun

amhsán m (genitive singular amhsáin, nominative plural amhsáin)

1. diminutive of amhas
2. cur (of dog)

Declension

Declension of amhsán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative amhsán amhsáin vocative a amhsáin a amhsána genitive amhsáin amhsán dative amhsán amhsáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-amhsán na hamhsáin genitive an amhsáin na n-amhsán dative leis an amhsán don amhsán leis na hamhsáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhsán

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhsán	n-amhsán	hamhsán	t-amhsán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhsán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “cur”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024