-mhar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish -mar, from immar, mar (“like”).

Suffix

-mhar

1. -y (added to nouns to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”)

Usage notes

• Merges with a preceding th to become -far, e.g. bláth + -mhar = bláfar.
• A preceding mh is deleted, e.g. cnámh + -mhar = cnámhar.

Declension

Declension of -mhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	-mhar	-mhar	-mhara
Vocative	-mhair		-mhara
Genitive		-mhaire	-mhara	-mhar
Dative	-mhar	-mhar; -mhair (archaic)	-mhara
Comparative	níos -mhaire
Superlative	is -mhaire

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -mhar