a-mhàin in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /əˈvaːɲ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Irish amáin, from Old Irish nammá (“only, merely”), a petrified phrase derived from a negated form of má (“more”) (a comparative form of mór, már (“great”)), thus “not more”. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|amáin}} Middle Irish amáin, {{inh|gd|sga|nammá||only, merely}} Old Irish nammá (“only, merely”), {{m-g|not more}} “not more” Head templates: {{head|gd|adverb|head=|nomultiwordcat=1}} a-mhàin, {{gd-adv|nomultiwordcat=1}} a-mhàin

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  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "purely"
      ],
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          "purely",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈvaːɲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-mhàin"
}

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    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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        "2": "sga",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "only, alone"
      ],
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          "alone",
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      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈvaːɲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a-mhàin"
}

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"a-mhàin" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

Adverb