Irish
Etymology
From ampla (“hunger, famine; greed, voracity”) + -óir.
Noun
amplóir m (genitive singular amplóra, nominative plural amplóirí)
- hungry person
- greedy person, glutton
- Synonyms: amplachán, craosaire, sutha
Declension
Declension of amplóir (first declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of amplóir
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| amplóir
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n-amplóir
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hamplóir
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not applicable
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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) “amplóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amplóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “amplóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025