slachtmhar
Irish
Etymology
From slacht (“finish, polish; good appearance, neatness, tidiness”) + -mhar.
Adjective
slachtmhar (genitive singular masculine slachtmhair, genitive singular feminine slachtmhaire, plural slachtmhara, comparative slachtmhaire)
- clean-cut, dashing, elegant, finished, graceful, neat, polished, shipshape, sleek (of appearance), slick, smart, snappy (of object), spruce, tidy, tight-knit (of plan), well-kept
- attractive, bonny, comely, dishy, dreamy, fine, fine-looking, good-looking, goodly, handsome, hot, nice-looking, pert (of a part of the body), presentable, slinky (of person, movement),
- Synonym: gnaíúil
Declension
Declension of slachtmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | slachtmhar | shlachtmhar | slachtmhara; shlachtmhara² | |
| Vocative | shlachtmhair | slachtmhara | ||
| Genitive | slachtmhaire | slachtmhara | slachtmhar | |
| Dative | slachtmhar; shlachtmhar¹ |
shlachtmhar; shlachtmhair (archaic) |
slachtmhara; shlachtmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos slachtmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is slachtmhaire | |||
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
- míshlachtmhar (“untidy”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| slachtmhar | shlachtmhar after an, tslachtmhar |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||