gaofar

Irish

Alternative forms

• gaothmhar (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish gáethmar. By surface analysis, gaoth (“wind”) +‎ -mhar.

Adjective

gaofar (genitive singular masculine gaofair, genitive singular feminine gaofaire, plural gaofara, comparative gaofaire)

1. windy

Declension

Declension of gaofar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	gaofar	ghaofar	gaofara; ghaofara²
Vocative	ghaofair		gaofara
Genitive		gaofaire	gaofara	gaofar
Dative	gaofar; ghaofar¹	ghaofar; ghaofair (archaic)	gaofara; ghaofara²
Comparative	níos gaofaire
Superlative	is gaofaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaofar	ghaofar	ngaofar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.