uamhan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ómun m (“fear, the state of being afraid”), from Proto-Celtic *obno- (“fear”) (compare Breton aon, Cornish own, Welsh ofn).
Noun
uamhan m (genitive singular uamhain, nominative plural uamhna)
Declension
Declension of uamhan
Irregular
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- is uamhan liom (go) (“I fear (that)”)
- uamhan clóis m (“claustrophobia”)
- uamhan sráide m (“agoraphobia”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uamhan | n-uamhan | huamhan | t-uamhan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "uamhan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “omun, ómun” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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