sliochtmhar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sliocht (“offspring, progeny”) + -mhar.
Adjective
[edit]sliochtmhar (genitive singular masculine sliochtmhair, genitive singular feminine sliochtmhaire, plural sliochtmhara, comparative sliochtmhaire)
- prolific, having many offspring
- reproductive
Declension
[edit]Declension of sliochtmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | sliochtmhar | shliochtmhar | sliochtmhara; shliochtmhara² | |
| Vocative | shliochtmhair | sliochtmhara | ||
| Genitive | sliochtmhare | sliochtmhara | sliochtmhar | |
| Dative | sliochtmhar; shliochtmhar¹ |
shliochtmhar; shliochtmhair (archaic) |
sliochtmhara; shliochtmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos sliochtmhare | |||
| Superlative | is sliochtmhare | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sliochtmhar | shliochtmhar after an, tsliochtmhar |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||