fómhar

Irish

Alternative forms

• fóghmhar (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *wo-giamur (“under winter”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *giamur (“winter”). Akin to geimhreadh. Cognate with Welsh cynauaf. Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈfˠoːɾˠ], [fˠõːɾˠ]
• (Connacht) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈfˠoːvˠəɾˠ]
• (Cois Fharraige) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈfˠuːwəɾˠ]
• (Ulster) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈfˠɔːwəɾˠ]

Noun

1. autumn, fall
2. harvest, 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”)
• Meán Fómhair (“September”)

See also

• (seasons) séasúr; earrach, samhradh, fómhar, geimhreadh ^{(Category: ga:Seasons)}

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fómhar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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