fásmhar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fásmhar (genitive singular masculine fásmhair, genitive singular feminine fásmhaire, plural fásmhara, comparative fásmhaire)
- growing, thriving; growth-producing; vegetative
- Synonym: fástach
Declension
[edit]Declension of fásmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fásmhar | fhásmhar | fásmhara; fhásmhara² | |
| Vocative | fhásmhair | fásmhara | ||
| Genitive | fásmhare | fásmhara | fásmhar | |
| Dative | fásmhar; fhásmhar¹ |
fhásmhar; fhásmhair (archaic) |
fásmhara; fhásmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos fásmhare | |||
| Superlative | is fásmhare | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fásmhar | fhásmhar | bhfásmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fásmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “fásmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024