grianmhar
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish gríanmar (“brilliant”). By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -mhar.
Adjective edit
grianmhar (genitive singular masculine grianmhair, genitive singular feminine grianmhaire, plural grianmhara, comparative grianmhaire)
Declension edit
Declension of grianmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | grianmhar | ghrianmhar | grianmhara; ghrianmhara² | |
| Vocative | ghrianmhair | grianmhara | ||
| Genitive | grianmhaire | grianmhara | grianmhar | |
| Dative | grianmhar; ghrianmhar¹ |
ghrianmhar; ghrianmhair (archaic) |
grianmhara; ghrianmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos grianmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is grianmhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| grianmhar | ghrianmhar | ngrianmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||