básmhar
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
básmhar (genitive singular masculine básmhair, genitive singular feminine básmhaire, plural básmhara, comparative básmhaire)
- mortal
- Synonym: so-mharaithe
- Antonym: neamhbhásmhar
Declension[edit]
Declension of básmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | básmhar | bhásmhar | básmhara; bhásmhara² | |
| Vocative | bhásmhair | básmhara | ||
| Genitive | básmhare | básmhara | básmhar | |
| Dative | básmhar; bhásmhar¹ |
bhásmhar; bhásmhair (archaic) |
básmhara; bhásmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos básmhare | |||
| Superlative | is básmhare | |||
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[edit]
- básmhaireacht f (“mortality”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| básmhar | bhásmhar | mbásmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “básmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “básmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.