gleomhar
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editgleomhar (genitive singular masculine gleomhair, genitive singular feminine gleomhaire, plural gleomhara, comparative gleomhaire)
Declension
editDeclension of gleomhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gleomhar | ghleomhar | gleomhara; ghleomhara² | |
Vocative | ghleomhair | gleomhara | ||
Genitive | gleomhaire | gleomhara | gleomhar | |
Dative | gleomhar; ghleomhar¹ |
ghleomhar; ghleomhair (archaic) |
gleomhara; ghleomhara² | |
Comparative | níos gleomhaire | |||
Superlative | is gleomhaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gleomhar | ghleomhar | ngleomhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 135
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleomhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN