greannmhar
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From greann (“fun; love”) + -mhar.
Adjective
[edit]greannmhar (genitive singular masculine greannmhair, genitive singular feminine greannmhaire, plural greannmhara, comparative greannmhaire)
Declension
[edit]Declension of greannmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | greannmhar | ghreannmhar | greannmhara; ghreannmhara² | |
Vocative | ghreannmhair | greannmhara | ||
Genitive | greannmhaire | greannmhara | greannmhar | |
Dative | greannmhar; ghreannmhar¹ |
ghreannmhar; ghreannmhair (archaic) |
greannmhara; ghreannmhara² | |
Comparative | níos greannmhaire | |||
Superlative | is greannmhaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
[edit]From greann (“bristly hair; bristling”) + -mhar.
Adjective
[edit]greannmhar (genitive singular masculine greannmhair, genitive singular feminine greannmhaire, plural greannmhara, comparative greannmhaire)
- hairy, bristly
- bristling, ruffled, irritated
- rough, combative; challenging, defiant
- (medicine) irritating
Declension
[edit]Declension of greannmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | greannmhar | ghreannmhar | greannmhara; ghreannmhara² | |
Vocative | ghreannmhair | greannmhara | ||
Genitive | greannmhaire | greannmhara | greannmhar | |
Dative | greannmhar; ghreannmhar¹ |
ghreannmhar; ghreannmhair (archaic) |
greannmhara; ghreannmhara² | |
Comparative | níos greannmhaire | |||
Superlative | is greannmhaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
greannmhar | ghreannmhar | ngreannmhar |
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) “greannmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN