amhanc

Irish

Etymology

From amharc; the nasalization caused by intervocalic mh spread to the r, converting it to n, which assimilated to /ŋ/ before /k/.

Found in Mayo and Donegal, but not to the exclusion of the original form amharc, which is also found there.

Pronunciation

(Mayo) IPA^(key): /aŋk/^[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɔuk/ ~ /ɑuŋk/ ~ /ɑŋk/^[2]^[3]^[4], /ɞŋk/^[5]^[6], /õːŋk/^[7]^[6]

Noun

amhanc m (genitive singular amhainc, nominative plural amhainc)

Mayo and Ulster form of amharc

Declension

Declension of amhanc (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	amhanc	amhainc
vocative	a amhainc	a amhanca
genitive	amhainc	amhanc
dative	amhanc	amhainc

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an t-amhanc	na hamhainc
genitive	an amhainc	na n-amhanc
dative	leis an amhanc don amhanc	leis na hamhainc

Verb

amhanc (present analytic amhancann, future analytic amhancfaidh, verbal noun amhanc, past participle amhanctha)

(ambitransitive) Mayo and Ulster form of amharc

Conjugation

conjugation of amhanc (first conjugation – B)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	amhanc
past participle	amhanctha
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	amhancaim	amhancann tú; amhancair^†	amhancann sé, sí	amhancaimid	amhancann sibh	amhancann siad; amhancaid^†	a amhancann; a amhancas / a n-amhancann*	amhanctar
past	d'amhanc mé; d'amhancas / amhanc mé‡; amhancas‡	d'amhanc tú; d'amhancais / amhanc tú‡; amhancais‡	d'amhanc sé, sí / amhanc sé, sí‡	d'amhancamar; d'amhanc muid / amhancamar‡; amhanc muid‡	d'amhanc sibh; d'amhancabhair / amhanc sibh‡; amhancabhair‡	d'amhanc siad; d'amhancadar / amhanc siad; amhancadar‡	a d'amhanc / ar amhanc*	amhancadh; hamhancadh^†
past habitual	d'amhancainn / amhancainn‡; n-amhancainn‡‡	d'amhanctá / amhanctá‡; n-amhanctá‡‡	d'amhancadh sé, sí / amhancadh sé, sí‡; n-amhancadh sé, sí‡‡	d'amhancaimis; d'amhancadh muid / amhancaimis‡; amhancadh muid‡; n-amhancaimis‡‡; n-amhancadh muid‡‡	d'amhancadh sibh / amhancadh sibh‡; n-amhancadh sibh‡‡	d'amhancaidís; d'amhancadh siad / amhancaidís‡; amhancadh siad‡; n-amhancaidís‡‡; n-amhancadh siad‡‡	a d'amhancadh / a n-amhancadh*	d'amhanctaí / amhanctaí‡; n-amhanctaí‡‡
future	amhancfaidh mé; amhancfad	amhancfaidh tú; amhancfair^†	amhancfaidh sé, sí	amhancfaimid; amhancfaidh muid	amhancfaidh sibh	amhancfaidh siad; amhancfaid^†	a amhancfaidh; a amhancfas / a n-amhancfaidh*	amhancfar
conditional	d'amhancfainn / amhancfainn‡; n-amhancfainn‡‡	d'amhancfá / amhancfá‡; n-amhancfá‡‡	d'amhancfadh sé, sí / amhancfadh sé, sí‡; n-amhancfadh sé, sí‡‡	d'amhancfaimis; d'amhancfadh muid / amhancfaimis‡; amhancfadh muid‡; n-amhancfaimis‡‡; n-amhancfadh muid‡‡	d'amhancfadh sibh / amhancfadh sibh‡; n-amhancfadh sibh‡‡	d'amhancfaidís; d'amhancfadh siad / amhancfaidís‡; amhancfadh siad‡; n-amhancfaidís‡‡; n-amhancfadh siad‡‡	a d'amhancfadh / a n-amhancfadh*	d'amhancfaí / amhancfaí‡; n-amhancfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go n-amhanca mé; go n-amhancad^†	go n-amhanca tú; go n-amhancair^†	go n-amhanca sé, sí	go n-amhancaimid; go n-amhanca muid	go n-amhanca sibh	go n-amhanca siad; go n-amhancaid^†	—	go n-amhanctar
past	dá n-amhancainn	dá n-amhanctá	dá n-amhancadh sé, sí	dá n-amhancaimis; dá n-amhancadh muid	dá n-amhancadh sibh	dá n-amhancaidís; dá n-amhancadh siad	—	dá n-amhanctaí
imperative
–	amhancaim	amhanc	amhancadh sé, sí	amhancaimis	amhancaigí; amhancaidh^†	amhancaidís	—	amhanctar

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of *amhanc*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhanc	n-amhanc	hamhanc	t-amhanc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 174, page 40
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 216, page 78; reprinted 1979
^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922), The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 472, page 152
^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 235
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979), Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 228
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 410
^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎^[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 105, page 48