sìolmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

sìol (“seed”) +‎ -mhor

Adjective

sìolmhor (genitive singular masculine sìolmhoir, genitive singular feminine sìolmhoire, nominative plural sìolmhora, comparative sìolmhoire)

1. prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful
2. abounding in seed
3. productive, substantial (as corn)

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	sìolmhor	shìolmhor	sìolmhora
Vocative	shìolmhoire	shìolmhoire	sìolmhor
Genitive	shìolmhoir	shìolmhoire	sìolmhor
Dative	shìolmhor	shìolmhoir	sìolmhor

Comparative/superlative: sìolmhoire

Derived terms

• sìolmhorachd f (“fertility, fecundity, productiveness; impregnation”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “sìolmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN