gaofar
Irish
Alternative forms
- gaothmhar (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish gáethmar; synchronically gaoth (“wind”) + -mhar.
Adjective
gaofar (genitive singular masculine gaofair, genitive singular feminine gaofaire, plural gaofara, comparative gaofaire)
Declension
Declension of gaofar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gaofar | ghaofar | gaofara; ghaofara² | |
| Vocative | ghaofair | gaofara | ||
| Genitive | gaofaire | gaofara | gaofar | |
| Dative | gaofar; ghaofar¹ |
ghaofar; ghaofair (archaic) |
gaofara; ghaofara² | |
| Comparative | níos gaofaire | |||
| Superlative | is gaofaire | |||
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 |
| gaofar | ghaofar | ngaofar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||