fonnmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“delight, pleasure”) +‎ -mhor. Cognate with Irish fonnmhar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔun̪ˠvəɾ/, /ˈfɔn̪ˠəɾ/

Adjective

fonnmhor (genitive singular masculine fonnmhoir, genitive singular feminine fonnmhoire, nominative plural fonnmhora, comparative fonnmhoire)

1. tuneful, melodious, musical
2. willing, inclined
3. desirous
4. forward
5. merry, gleesome, cheerful
6. meek, dispassionate

Derived terms

• mì-fhonnmhor

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fonnmhor	fhonnmhor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “fonnmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN