mómhar

Irish

Alternative forms

• modhmhar (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish modmar. By surface analysis, modh +‎ -mhar.

Adjective

mómhar (genitive singular masculine modhmhair, genitive singular feminine modhmhaire, plural mómhara, comparative modhmhaire)

1. mannerly, gentle; graceful, dignified
2. self-satisfied

   Synonym: mómharach

Declension

Declension of mómhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	mómhar	mhómhar	mómhara; mhómhara²
Vocative	mhómhair		mómhara
Genitive		mómhaire	mómhara	mómhar
Dative	mómhar; mhómhar¹	mhómhar; mhómhair (archaic)	mómhara; mhómhara²
Comparative	níos mómhaire
Superlative	is mómhaire

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
mómhar	mhómhar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mómhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “modhmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mómhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024