bélmar

Old Irish

Etymology

bél +‎ -mar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲeːlβ̃ar]

Adjective

bélmar

1. big-lipped, big-mouthed

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bélmar	bélmar	bélmar
Vocative	bélmair* bélmar**
Accusative	bélmar	bélmair
Genitive	bélmair	bélmaire	bélmair
Dative	bélmur	bélmair	bélmur
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	bélmair	bélmara
Vocative	bélmaru bélmara†
Accusative	bélmaru bélmara†
Genitive	bélmar
Dative	bélmaraib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bélmar	bélmar pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbélmar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bélmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language