súmhar
Irish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editsúmhar (genitive singular masculine súmhair, genitive singular feminine súmhaire, plural súmhara, comparative súmhaire)
Declension
editDeclension of súmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | súmhar | shúmhar | súmhara; shúmhara² | |
Vocative | shúmhair | súmhara | ||
Genitive | súmhaire | súmhara | súmhar | |
Dative | súmhar; shúmhar¹ |
shúmhar; shúmhair (archaic) |
súmhara; shúmhara² | |
Comparative | níos súmhaire | |||
Superlative | is súmhaire |
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
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
súmhar | shúmhar after an, tsúmhar |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “súmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “súmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “súmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024