fomhaor

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“under-”) +‎ maor (“steward”).

Noun

fomhaor m (genitive singular fomhaoir, nominative plural fomhaoir)

1. understeward, underkeeper

Declension

Declension of fomhaor

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fomhaor fomhaoir Vocative a fhomhaoir a fhomhaora Genitive fomhaoir fomhaor Dative fomhaor fomhaoir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fomhaor na fomhaoir Genitive an fhomhaoir na bhfomhaor Dative leis an bhfomhaor don fhomhaor leis na fomhaoir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fomhaor	fhomhaor	bhfomhaor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fomhaor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fomhaor” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.