ciallmhar

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cíallmar. By surface analysis, ciall (“sense”) +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈciəl̪ˠvˠəɾˠ/

Adjective

ciallmhar (genitive singular masculine ciallmhair, genitive singular feminine ciallmhaire, plural ciallmhara, comparative ciallmhaire)

1. sensible, reasonable

   Synonym: réasúnta

Declension

Declension of ciallmhar

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ciallmhar	chiallmhar	ciallmhara; chiallmhara2
vocative	chiallmhair		ciallmhara
genitive		ciallmhaire	ciallmhara	ciallmhar
dative	ciallmhar; chiallmhar1	chiallmhar; chiallmhair (archaic)	ciallmhara; chiallmhara2
Comparative	níos ciallmhaire
Superlative	is ciallmhaire

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

• éigiallmhar (“ill-considered”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciallmhar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciallmhar	chiallmhar	gciallmhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciallmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ciallmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciallmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN