pianmhar

Irish

Alternative forms

pianach, piantach, piantúil, pianúil

Etymology

From pian (“pain”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

pianmhar (genitive singular masculine pianmhair, genitive singular feminine pianmhaire, plural pianmhara, comparative pianmhaire)

painful
Synonyms: dórainneach, nimhneach

Declension

Declension of pianmhar

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	pianmhar	phianmhar	pianmhara; phianmhara²
Vocative	phianmhair	phianmhar	pianmhara
Genitive	phianmhair	pianmhare	pianmhara	pianmhar
Dative	pianmhar; phianmhar¹	phianmhar; phianmhair (archaic)	pianmhara; phianmhara²
Comparative	níos pianmhare
Superlative	is pianmhare

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

Derived terms

pianmhaireacht f (“painfulness”)

Related terms

peannaideacht, pianaí, dócúlacht, leadarthaí, nimhneachas (“painfulness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pianmhar	phianmhar	bpianmhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.