néalmhar

Irish

Etymology

From néal (“cloud; swoon, nap, snooze”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival ending).

Adjective

néalmhar (genitive singular masculine néalmhair, genitive singular feminine néalmhaire, plural néalmhara, comparative néalmhaire)

1. nebulous, nebular

   Synonyms: ceoch, míshoiléir

2. clouded, gloomy

   Synonyms: doilbhir, duairc, dubhach, gruama

   1. sleepy

      Synonyms: codlatach, suanmhar

Declension

Declension of néalmhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	néalmhar	néalmhar	néalmhara
Vocative	néalmhair		néalmhara
Genitive		néalmhare	néalmhara	néalmhar
Dative	néalmhar	néalmhar; néalmhair (archaic)	néalmhara
Comparative	níos néalmhare
Superlative	is néalmhare

Derived terms

• néalmhaireacht f (“nebulosity”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “néalmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “néalmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “néalmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.