neartmhar

Irish

Etymology

From neart (“strength; force, power”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix); compare Old Irish nertmar (“strong, vigorous; able, capable”).

Adjective

neartmhar (genitive singular masculine neartmhair, genitive singular feminine neartmhaire, plural neartmhara, comparative neartmhaire)

1. strong, vigorous, powerful, mighty

Declension

Declension of neartmhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	neartmhar	neartmhar	neartmhara
Vocative	neartmhair		neartmhara
Genitive		neartmhare	neartmhara	neartmhar
Dative	neartmhar	neartmhar; neartmhair (archaic)	neartmhara
Comparative	níos neartmhare
Superlative	is neartmhare

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neartmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “brawny”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “impetuous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “mighty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024