amharc

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish amarc m (“act of looking at; faculty of sight; object of sight, view, prospect”).[4]

Noun

amharc m (genitive singular amhairc, nominative plural amhairc)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  2. sight, vision
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 1:
      tā afr̥k ə ŋar ʒō.
      [Tá amharc i ngearr dhó.]
      He is short-sighted.
  3. look
    Is fearr amharc amháin romhat ná dhá amharc i do dhiaidh.
    Foresight is better than hindsight. (proverb)
    (literally, “One look before you is better than two looks behind you.”)
  4. sight (a great deal, a lot)
Declension
Declension of amharc

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) amhairc
Vocative a amhairc a amharca
Genitive amhairc Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) amhairc

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-amharc na hamhairc
Genitive an amhairc na n-amharc
Dative leis an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

don Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

 leis na hamhairc
Derived terms
  • amharc an lae m (“dawn”)
  • amharc déshúileach m (“binocular vision”)
  • amharc dúbailte m (“double vision”)
  • amharc mara m (“seascape”)
  • amharc na súl m (“eyesight”)
  • amharc tíre m (“landscape”)
  • amharcach (“sightly, pleasing to behold”)
  • amharclann f (“theatre”)
  • ar amharc (“in sight”)
  • as amharc (“out of sight”)
  • cianamharc m (“distant view”)
  • claonamharc m (“sidelong look; squint”)
  • gar-amharc m (“close-up view”)
  • in amharc súl (“in appearance”)
  • téigh as amharc (“disappear”, verb)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish amarcaid (“sees, beholds, views”, verb), from amarc (see above).[5]

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) look, see
    Bhí sé ag amharc amach as an bhfuinneog nuair a bhí mise ag dul thart.
    He was looking out the window when I went past.
Conjugation
conjugation of amharc (first conjugation – B)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present amharcaim amharcann tú;
amharcair†		 amharcann sé, sí amharcaimid amharcann sibh amharcann siad;
amharcaid†		 a amharcann; a amharcas /
a n-amharcann*; a n-amharcas*		 amharctar
past d'amharc mé; d'amharcas /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) mé‡; amharcas‡		 d'amharc tú; d'amharcais /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) tú‡; amharcais‡		 d'amharc sé, sí /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sé, sí‡		 d'amharcamar; d'amharc muid /
amharcamar‡; Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) muid‡		 d'amharc sibh; d'amharcabhair /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sibh‡; amharcabhair‡		 d'amharc siad; d'amharcadar /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) siad; amharcadar‡		 a d'amharc /
ar Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)*		 amharcadh;
hamharcadh†
past habitual d'amharcainn /
amharcainn‡; n-amharcainn‡‡		 d'amharctá /
amharctá‡; n-amharctᇇ		 d'amharcadh sé, sí /
amharcadh sé, sí‡; n-amharcadh sé, s퇇		 d'amharcaimis; d'amharcadh muid /
amharcaimis‡; amharcadh muid‡; n-amharcaimis‡‡; n-amharcadh muid‡‡		 d'amharcadh sibh /
amharcadh sibh‡; n-amharcadh sibh‡‡		 d'amharcaidís; d'amharcadh siad /
amharcaidís‡; amharcadh siad‡; n-amharcaidís‡‡; n-amharcadh siad‡‡		 a d'amharcadh /
a n-amharcadh*		 d'amharctaí /
amharctaí‡; n-amharcta퇇
future amharcfaidh mé;
amharcfad		 amharcfaidh tú;
amharcfair†		 amharcfaidh sé, sí amharcfaimid;
amharcfaidh muid		 amharcfaidh sibh amharcfaidh siad;
amharcfaid†		 a amharcfaidh; a amharcfas /
a n-amharcfaidh*; a n-amharcfas*		 amharcfar
conditional d'amharcfainn / amharcfainn‡; n-amharcfainn‡‡ d'amharcfá / amharcfá‡; n-amharcfᇇ d'amharcfadh sé, sí / amharcfadh sé, sí‡; n-amharcfadh sé, s퇇 d'amharcfaimis; d'amharcfadh muid / amharcfaimis‡; amharcfadh muid‡; n-amharcfaimis‡‡; n-amharcfadh muid‡‡ d'amharcfadh sibh / amharcfadh sibh‡; n-amharcfadh sibh‡‡ d'amharcfaidís; d'amharcfadh siad / amharcfaidís‡; amharcfadh siad‡; n-amharcfaidís‡‡; n-amharcfadh siad‡‡ a d'amharcfadh /
a n-amharcfadh*		 d'amharcfaí / amharcfaí‡; n-amharcfa퇇
subjunctive present go n-amharca mé;
go n-amharcad†		 go n-amharca tú;
go n-amharcair†		 go n-amharca sé, sí go n-amharcaimid;
go n-amharca muid		 go n-amharca sibh go n-amharca siad;
go n-amharcaid†		 — go n-amharctar
past dá n-amharcainn dá n-amharctá dá n-amharcadh sé, sí dá n-amharcaimis;
dá n-amharcadh muid		 dá n-amharcadh sibh dá n-amharcaidís;
dá n-amharcadh siad		 — dá n-amharctaí
imperative amharcaim Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) amharcadh sé, sí amharcaimis amharcaigí;
amharcaidh†		 amharcaidís — amharctar
verbal noun Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
past participle amharctha

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 1
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 22
  4. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 amarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “amarcaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish amarc m (“act of looking at; faculty of sight; object of sight, view, prospect”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈãũ.əɾk/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈãvəɾk/

Noun

amharc m (genitive singular amhairc, plural amhairc)

  1. verbal noun of amhairc
  2. seeing, viewing
  3. sight, view
  4. vizzy or sight on a gun
  5. view, sight, observation
  6. beholding
  7. inspecting
  8. look, appearance
  9. fault

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “amharc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 amarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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