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verbal noun of amharcCategory:Irish verbal nouns#AMHARC Category:Forms linking to themselves#AMHARC
sight, vision
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.”)
Category:Irish terms with usage examples#AMHARC
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

Category:Irish first-declension nouns#AMHARC Category:Irish first-declension nouns#AMHARC

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.
Category:Irish terms with quotations#AMHARC

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)Category:Irish lemmas#AMHARC Category:Irish verbs#AMHARC Category:Irish entries with incorrect language header#AMHARC Category:Pages with entries#AMHARC Category:Pages with 2 entries#AMHARC

(ambitransitive Category:Irish transitive verbs#AMHARC Category:Irish intransitive verbs#AMHARC) 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.
Category:Irish terms with usage examples#AMHARC

Conjugation

Conjugation of *amharc* (first conjugation – B)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	amharcaim	amharcann tú; amharcair^†	amharcann sé, sí	amharcaimid; amharcann muid	amharcann sibh	amharcann siad; amharcaid^†	a amharcann; a amharcas	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	amharcadh; hamharcadh^†
past habitual	d'amharcainn / amharcainn^‡	d'amharctá / amharctá^‡	d'amharcadh sé, sí / amharcadh sé, sí^‡	d'amharcaimis; d'amharcadh muid / amharcadh muid^‡	d'amharcadh sibh / amharcadh sibh^‡	d'amharcaidís; d'amharcadh siad / amharcaidís^‡; amharcadh siad^‡	a d'amharcadh	d'amharctaí / amharctaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	amharcfaidh mé; amharcfad	amharcfaidh tú; amharcfair^†	amharcfaidh sé, sí	amharcfaimid; amharcfaidh muid	amharcfaidh sibh	amharcfaidh siad; amharcfaid^†	a amharcfaidh; a amharcfas	amharcfar
conditional	d'amharcfainn / amharcfainn^‡	d'amharcfá / amharcfá^‡	d'amharcfadh sé, sí / amharcfadh sé, sí^‡	d'amharcfaimis; d'amharcfadh muid / amharcfaimis^‡; amharcfadh muid^‡	d'amharcfadh sibh / amharcfadh sibh^‡	d'amharcfaidís; d'amharcfadh siad / amharcfaidís^‡; amharcfadh siad^‡	a d'amharcfadh	d'amharcfaí / amharcfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	amharcaim	amharc	amharcadh sé, sí	amharcaimis	amharcaigí; amharcaidh^†	amharcaidís	—	amharctar

past participle	amharctha

verbal noun	amharc

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Category:Irish first-conjugation verbs of class B#AMHARC

Derived terms

amharcaíl f (“(act of) peering; groping”)

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

↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 amarc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amarcaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
↑ 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
↑ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 1
↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 264, page 49
↑ 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
↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 164, page 32
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 48, page 22
1 2 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]‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 105, page 48
↑ 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Category:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#AMHARC Category:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#AMHARC amarc m (“act of looking at; faculty of sight; object of sight, view, prospect”).

Pronunciation

(Lewis, Arran) IPA^(key): /ˈãvəɾk/^[1]Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation#AMHARC
(Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈãũ.əɾʰk/^[2]Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation#AMHARC
(Mull) IPA^(key): /ˈãũɾaxk/^[1]Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation#AMHARC
(Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ̃.uɾʰk/^[3]Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation#AMHARC
(Colonsay, Islay, Jura) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɾəxk/^[1], [ˈɛˀrʌxɡ̥]^[4]Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation#AMHARC
(Gigha, Kintyre) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ̃vəɾʰk/^[1]Category:Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation#AMHARC

Noun

amharc m (genitive singular amhairc, plural amhairc)Category:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#AMHARC Category:Scottish Gaelic nouns#AMHARC Category:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#AMHARC Category:Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns#AMHARC Category:Pages with entries#AMHARC Category:Pages with 2 entries#AMHARC Category:gd-noun 2

verbal noun of amhaircCategory:Scottish Gaelic verbal nouns#AMHARC
seeing, viewing
sight, view
vizzy or sight on a gun
view, sight, observation
beholding
inspecting
look, appearance
fault

Synonyms

sealladh

Derived terms

References

1 2 3 4 Seumas Grannd (2000), The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN, page 43
↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 7
↑ Roy Wentworth (2004) Rannsachadh air Fòn-eòlas Dualchainnt Ghàidhlig Gheàrrloch, Siorrachd Rois (Thesis)‎, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, page 792
↑ Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 352

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