amach

See also: a-mach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish i mmach (literally into the plain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmˠax/

Adverb

amach

  1. (motion) out, outward
  2. back, away (from)
  3. forth, abroad
  4. facing outwards, exposed
  5. out, aloud
  6. (time) on
    1. forward
    2. late
  7. completely
  8. just out (of)
  9. outbound, (of mail) outgoing

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Yola: amach, ammache

See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (amach)

See also

Further reading

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish amach, not from Irish abhac (dwarf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmɔː/

Adverb

amach

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References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22
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