cásmhar

Irish

Etymology

From cás (“honour, reverence”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cásmhar (genitive singular masculine cásmhair, genitive singular feminine cásmhaire, plural cásmhara, comparative cásmhaire)

1. concerned
2. plaintive, pitiable
3. commiserative; sympathetic (le (“towards”))
4. thoughtful; considerate (i (“of”))

Declension

Declension of cásmhar

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cásmhar	chásmhar	cásmhara; chásmhara²
Vocative	chásmhair		cásmhara
Genitive		cásmhaire	cásmhara	cásmhar
Dative	cásmhar; chásmhar¹	chásmhar; chásmhair (archaic)	cásmhara; chásmhara²
Comparative	níos cásmhaire
Superlative	is cásmhaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cásmhar	chásmhar	gcásmhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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