-amh

See also: amh and ámh

Irish

Alternative forms

-eamh (after a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əvˠ/^[1]
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ə/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /uː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /u/

Suffix

-amh m

forms verbal nouns

Derived terms

References

^ O'Rahilly, Thomas F. (1972) Irish Dialects Past and Present, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 76–77

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

-eamh (after a slender consonant)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əv/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).

Suffix

-amh m

forms verbal nouns

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (verbal)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish -mad, from Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with Irish -ú.

Suffix

-amh

-th (suffix forming ordinal numbers)
‎ochd (“eight”) + ‎-amh → ‎ochdamh (“eighth”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -amh (ordinal)