ciallmhar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish cíallmar. By surface analysis, ciall (“sense”) + -mhar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciallmhar (genitive singular masculine ciallmhair, genitive singular feminine ciallmhaire, plural ciallmhara, comparative ciallmhaire)
- sensible, reasonable
- Synonym: réasúnta
Declension
[edit]Declension of ciallmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ciallmhar | chiallmhar | ciallmhara; chiallmhara² | |
Vocative | chiallmhair | ciallmhara | ||
Genitive | ciallmhaire | ciallmhara | ciallmhar | |
Dative | ciallmhar; chiallmhar¹ |
chiallmhar; chiallmhair (archaic) |
ciallmhara; chiallmhara² | |
Comparative | níos ciallmhaire | |||
Superlative | is ciallmhaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- éigiallmhar (“ill-considered”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciallmhar | chiallmhar | gciallmhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 54, page 29
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciallmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ciallmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciallmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN