calcmhar
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From cailc (“chalk”) + -mhar.
Adjective edit
calcmhar (genitive singular masculine calcmhair, genitive singular feminine calcmhaire, plural calcmhara, comparative calcmhaire)
Declension edit
Declension of calcmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | calcmhar | chalcmhar | calcmhara; chalcmhara² | |
| Vocative | chalcmhair | calcmhara | ||
| Genitive | calcmhaire | calcmhara | calcmhar | |
| Dative | calcmhar; chalcmhar¹ |
chalcmhar; chalcmhair (archaic) |
calcmhara; chalcmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos calcmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is calcmhaire | |||
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 |
| calcmhar | chalcmhar | gcalcmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||