mífhonnmhar

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ fonnmhar (“willing”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːˌɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːˌuːn̪ˠwəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːn̪ˠuːɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːnˠuːɾˠ/

Adjective

mífhonnmhar (genitive singular masculine mífhonnmhair, genitive singular feminine mífhonnmhaire, plural mífhonnmhara, comparative mífhonnmhaire)

1. reluctant, disinclined, unwilling

Declension

Declension of mífhonnmhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	mífhonnmhar	mhífhonnmhar	mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara²
Vocative	mhífhonnmhair		mífhonnmhara
Genitive		mífhonnmhaire	mífhonnmhara	mífhonnmhar
Dative	mífhonnmhar; mhífhonnmhar¹	mhífhonnmhar; mhífhonnmhair (archaic)	mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara²
Comparative	níos mífhonnmhaire
Superlative	is mífhonnmhaire

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

Synonyms

• doicheallach
• drogallach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mífhonnmhar	mhífhonnmhar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mífhonnmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mífhonnmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN