luachmhar
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish lógmar (“precious, valuable”), from lóg (“value”) + -mar. By surface analysis, luach + -mhar.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
luachmhar (genitive singular masculine luachmhair, genitive singular feminine luachmhaire, plural luachmhara, comparative luachmhaire)
Declension edit
Declension of luachmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | luachmhar | luachmhar | luachmhara | |
| Vocative | luachmhair | luachmhara | ||
| Genitive | luachmhare | luachmhara | luachmhar | |
| Dative | luachmhar | luachmhar; luachmhair (archaic) |
luachmhara | |
| Comparative | níos luachmhare | |||
| Superlative | is luachmhare | |||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- luachmhaireacht f (“costliness, preciousness”)
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luachmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lógmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language