biamhar
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]biamhar (genitive singular masculine biamhair, genitive singular feminine biamhaire, plural biamhara, comparative biamhaire)
Declension
[edit]Declension of biamhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | biamhar | bhiamhar | biamhara; bhiamhara² | |
| Vocative | bhiamhair | biamhara | ||
| Genitive | biamhaire | biamhara | biamhar | |
| Dative | biamhar; bhiamhar¹ |
bhiamhar; bhiamhair (archaic) |
biamhara; bhiamhara² | |
| Comparative | níos biamhaire | |||
| Superlative | is biamhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| biamhar | bhiamhar | mbiamhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bíadmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “biaḋṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 65
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biamhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “biamhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “biamhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024