fómhar

Irish

Alternative forms

• fóghmhar (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Manx fouyr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠoːɾˠ/, /fˠõːɾˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠuːvˠəɾˠ/, /ˈfˠoːvˠəɾˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠuːwəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠõːwəɾˠ/

Noun

fómhar m (genitive singular fómhair, nominative plural fómhair)

1. autumn, fall; harvest season
2. harvest (of crop, work)
3. (as verbal noun, ag ~) harvesting

Declension

Declension of fómhar (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fómhar fómhair vocative a fhómhair a fhómhara genitive fómhair fómhar dative fómhar fómhair forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fómhar na fómhair genitive an fhómhair na bhfómhar dative leis an bhfómhar don fhómhar leis na fómhair

Derived terms

• Deireadh Fómhair (“October”)
• fómharach (“autumnal”)
• fómharúil (“of the harvest”, adjective)
• Meán Fómhair (“September”)

 

Related terms

• geimhreadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of fómhar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fómhar	fhómhar	bhfómhar

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

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (“spring”)	samhradh (“summer”)	fómhar (“autumn”)	geimhreadh (“winter”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fóġṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fómhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN