fódmhar

Irish

Etymology

fód +‎ -mhar

Adjective

fódmhar (genitive singular masculine fódmhair, genitive singular feminine fódmhair, plural fódmhara)

1. deep-sodded

Declension

Declension of fódmhar

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fódmhar	fhódmhar	fódmhara; fhódmhara2
vocative	fhódmhair		fódmhara
genitive		fódmhaire	fódmhara	fódmhar
dative	fódmhar; fhódmhar1	fhódmhar; fhódmhair (archaic)	fódmhara; fhódmhara2
Comparative	níos fódmhaire
Superlative	is fódmhaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of fódmhar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fódmhar	fhódmhar	bhfódmhar

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fódmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN