fíormhaith
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fíor- (“true”) + maith (“good”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fíormhaith (genitive singular feminine fíormhaithe, plural fíormhaithe, not comparable)
- really good, exceptionally good, terrific
Usage notes[edit]
- Takes the adverbial construction go fíormhaith when used predicatively after a form of bí:
- Tá an anraith seo go fíormhaith. ― This soup is really good.
Declension[edit]
Declension of fíormhaith
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fíormhaith | fhíormhaith | fíormhaithe; fhíormhaithe² | |
| Vocative | fhíormhaith | fíormhaithe | ||
| Genitive | fíormhaithe | fíormhaithe | fíormhaith | |
| Dative | fíormhaith; fhíormhaith¹ |
fhíormhaith | fíormhaithe; fhíormhaithe² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
References[edit]
- ^ “fíormhaith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fíor-ṁaiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 317
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíormhaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN