amach

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See also: a-mach

Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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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

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Descendants

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  • Yola: amach, ammache

See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs formed with "amach"

See also

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Further reading

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Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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amach

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References

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  • 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