cásmhar
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cás (“honour, reverence”) + -mhar (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]cásmhar (genitive singular masculine cásmhair, genitive singular feminine cásmhaire, plural cásmhara, comparative cásmhaire)
- concerned
- plaintive, pitiable
- commiserative; sympathetic (le (“towards”))
- thoughtful; considerate (i (“of”))
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | cásmhar | chásmhar | cásmhara; chásmhara2 | |
| vocative | chásmhair | cásmhara | ||
| genitive | cásmhaire | cásmhara | cásmhar | |
| dative | cásmhar; chásmhar1 |
chásmhar; chásmhair (archaic) |
cásmhara; chásmhara2 | |
| Comparative | níos cásmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is cásmhaire | |||
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]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cásmhar | chásmhar | gcásmhar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cásmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cásmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cásmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024