fómhar

Irish

Alternative forms

• fóghmhar (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Manx fouyr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠoːɾˠ/, /fˠõːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠoːvˠəɾˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠuːwəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠõːwəɾˠ/

Noun

fómhar m (genitive singular fómhair, nominative plural fómhair)

1. autumn, fall; harvest season
2. harvest (of crop, work)
3. (as verbal noun, ag ~) harvesting

Declension

Declension of fómhar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fómhar fómhair Vocative a fhómhair a fhómhara Genitive fómhair fómhar Dative fómhar fómhair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fómhar na fómhair Genitive an fhómhair na bhfómhar Dative leis an bhfómhar don fhómhar leis na fómhair

Derived terms

• Deireadh Fómhair (“October”)
• fómharach (“autumnal”)
• fómharúil (“harvest-like, pertaining to the harvest; bustling, diligent”, adjective)
• Meán Fómhair (“September”)

Related terms

• geimhreadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fómhar	fhómhar	bhfómhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (“spring”)	samhradh (“summer”)	fómhar (“autumn”)	geimhreadh (“winter”)

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fogamar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fóġṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fómhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN