fíormhaith
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fíor- (“true”) + maith (“good”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fíormhaith (genitive singular feminine fíormhaithe, plural fíormhaithe, not comparable)
- really good, exceptionally good, terrific
Usage notes
[edit]- Takes the adverbial construction go fíormhaith when used predicatively after a form of bí:
- Tá an anraith seo go fíormhaith. ― This soup is really good.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | fíormhaith | fhíormhaith | fíormhaithe; fhíormhaithe2 | |
| vocative | fhíormhaith | fíormhaithe | ||
| genitive | fíormhaithe | fíormhaithe | fíormhaith | |
| dative | fíormhaith; fhíormhaith1 |
fhíormhaith | fíormhaithe; fhíormhaithe2 | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
References
[edit]- ^ “fíormhaith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fíor-ṁaiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 317
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíormhaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN