mífhonnmhar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mí- + fonnmhar (“willing”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌuːn̪ˠwəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːn̪ˠuːɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːnˠuːɾˠ/
Adjective
[edit]mífhonnmhar (genitive singular masculine mífhonnmhair, genitive singular feminine mífhonnmhaire, plural mífhonnmhara, comparative mífhonnmhaire)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mífhonnmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mífhonnmhar | mhífhonnmhar | mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara² | |
| Vocative | mhífhonnmhair | mífhonnmhara | ||
| Genitive | mífhonnmhaire | mífhonnmhara | mífhonnmhar | |
| Dative | mífhonnmhar; mhífhonnmhar¹ |
mhífhonnmhar; mhífhonnmhair (archaic) |
mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos mífhonnmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is mífhonnmhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mífhonnmhar | mhífhonnmhar | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mífhonnmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mífhonnmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN