aolmhar

Irish

Alternative forms

• aolbhach, aolmhach

Etymology

From aol (“lime”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

aolmhar (genitive singular masculine aolmhair, genitive singular feminine aolmhaire, plural aolmhara, comparative aolmhaire)

1. limy (containing lime)
2. lime-white

Declension

Declension of aolmhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aolmhar	aolmhar	aolmhara
Vocative	aolmhair		aolmhara
Genitive		aolmhare	aolmhara	aolmhar
Dative	aolmhar	aolmhar; aolmhair (archaic)	aolmhara
Comparative	níos aolmhare
Superlative	is aolmhare

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aolmhar	n-aolmhar	haolmhar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aolmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN