amharc

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish amarc m (“sight”).[1] The verb is denominal from the noun.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

amharc m (genitive singular amhairc, nominative plural amhairc)

  2. verbal noun of amharc
  3. sight, vision
  4. 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.”)
  5. sight (a great deal, a lot)

Declension

Declension of amharc (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative amharc amhairc
vocative a amhairc a amharca
genitive amhairc amharc
dative amharc amhairc
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-amharc na hamhairc
genitive an amhairc na n-amharc
dative leis an amharc
don amharc 		leis na hamhairc

Quotations

  • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], 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.

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)

Verb

amharc (present analytic amharcann, future analytic amharcfaidh, verbal noun amharc, past participle amharctha)

  2. (ambitransitive) 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)
verbal noun amharc
past participle amharctha
tense 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* 		amharctar
past d'amharc mé; d'amharcas /
amharc mé‡; amharcas‡ 		d'amharc tú; d'amharcais /
amharc tú‡; amharcais‡ 		d'amharc sé, sí /
amharc sé, sí‡ 		d'amharcamar; d'amharc muid /
amharcamar‡; amharc muid‡ 		d'amharc sibh; d'amharcabhair /
amharc sibh‡; amharcabhair‡ 		d'amharc siad; d'amharcadar /
amharc siad; amharcadar‡ 		a d'amharc /
ar amharc* 		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* 		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 amharc amharcadh sé, sí amharcaimis amharcaigí;
amharcaidh† 		amharcaidís — amharctar

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of amharc
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amharc n-amharc hamharc t-amharc

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

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 amarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amarcaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 1
  5. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 264, page 49
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 97, page 42
  7. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 164, page 32
  8. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 5
  9. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 449, page 48
  10. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 48, page 22
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 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
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ 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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Seumas Grannd (2000), The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎[2], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN, page 43
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 7
  3. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “amharc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 amarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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