"-amh" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See -amh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əv/ Forms: -eamh [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i). Etymology templates: {{etymid|gd|verbal}}, {{inh|gd|sga|-em}} Old Irish -em, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*-īmā}} Proto-Celtic *-īmā, {{cog|cy|-i}} Welsh -i Head templates: {{head|gd|suffix|g=m}} -amh m
  1. forms verbal nouns Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--amh-gd-suffix-rvmBciZX Categories (other): Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /əv/ Forms: -eamh [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Irish -mad, from Proto-Celtic *-metos; compare Welsh -fed. Cognate with Irish -ú. Etymology templates: {{etymid|gd|ordinal}}, {{inh|gd|sga|-mad}} Old Irish -mad, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*-metos}} Proto-Celtic *-metos, {{cog|cy|-fed}} Welsh -fed, {{cog|ga|-ú|id=ordinal}} Irish -ú Head templates: {{head|gd|suffix}} -amh
  1. -th (suffix forming ordinal numbers) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--amh-gd-suffix-gd:ordinal Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 40 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "-em"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish -em",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*-īmā"
      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-eamh",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        },
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          "_dis": "67 33",
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əv/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-amh"
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      },
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Irish -ú",
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        {
          "text": "ochd (“eight”) + -amh → ochdamh (“eighth”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/əv/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-amh"
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    "Scottish Gaelic suffixes",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish -em",
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        "2": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -i",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish -em, -am, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā (whence Welsh -i).",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "forms verbal nouns"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əv/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-amh"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
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        "2": "-fed"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -fed",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-ú",
        "id": "ordinal"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish -ú",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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    }
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        }
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əv/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-amh"
}

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