luachmhar
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish lógmar (“precious, valuable”), from lóg (“value”) + -mar. By surface analysis, luach + -mhar.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editluachmhar (genitive singular masculine luachmhair, genitive singular feminine luachmhaire, plural luachmhara, comparative luachmhaire)
Declension
editDeclension of luachmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | luachmhar | luachmhar | luachmhara | |
Vocative | luachmhair | luachmhara | ||
Genitive | luachmhare | luachmhara | luachmhar | |
Dative | luachmhar | luachmhar; luachmhair (archaic) |
luachmhara | |
Comparative | níos luachmhare | |||
Superlative | is luachmhare |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- luachmhaireacht f (“costliness, preciousness”)
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luachmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lógmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language