léanmhar
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom léan (“affliction, grief”) + -mhar.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editléanmhar (genitive singular masculine léanmhair, genitive singular feminine léanmhaire, plural léanmhara, comparative léanmhaire)
Declension
editDeclension of léanmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | léanmhar | léanmhar | léanmhara | |
| Vocative | léanmhair | léanmhara | ||
| Genitive | léanmhaire | léanmhara | léanmhar | |
| Dative | léanmhar | léanmhar; léanmhair (archaic) |
léanmhara | |
| Comparative | níos léanmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is léanmhaire | |||
References
edit- ^ “léanmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “léanṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 426
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “léanmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN