reamhar
Irish edit
Noun edit
reamhar m (genitive singular reamhair)
Declension edit
Declension of reamhar
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective edit
reamhar (genitive singular masculine reamhair, genitive singular feminine reimhre, plural reamhra)
Declension edit
Declension of reamhar
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reamhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish remor (“fat, stout, thick”), from Proto-Celtic *remros (“great, fat, thick”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
reamhar (comparative reamhra)
Derived terms edit
- an t-Sròn Reamhar (“Stranraer”)
- bainne reamhar (“sheep's milk boiled and curdled; unskimmed milk”, literally “fat milk”)
- cnàimh-reamhar (“thick- or clumsy-boned”)
- criadh-reamhar f (“marl”)
- prìne reamhar (“blanket-pin”)
- reamhar am feòil (“fat-fleshed”)
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “reamhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “remor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language