grianmhar
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gríanmar (“brilliant”); synchronically grian (“sun”) + -mhar.
Adjective
grianmhar (genitive singular masculine grianmhair, genitive singular feminine grianmhaire, plural grianmhara, comparative grianmhaire)
Declension
Declension of grianmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | grianmhar | ghrianmhar | grianmhara; ghrianmhara² | |
| Vocative | ghrianmhair | grianmhara | ||
| Genitive | grianmhaire | grianmhara | grianmhar | |
| Dative | grianmhar; ghrianmhar¹ |
ghrianmhar; ghrianmhair (archaic) |
grianmhara; ghrianmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos grianmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is grianmhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.