gleomhar

Irish

Etymology

From gleo +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲoːvˠəɾˠ/

Adjective

gleomhar (genitive singular masculine gleomhair, genitive singular feminine gleomhaire, plural gleomhara, comparative gleomhaire)

1. (rare) Alternative form of gleoch

Declension

Declension of gleomhar

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gleomhar	ghleomhar	gleomhara; ghleomhara2
vocative	ghleomhair		gleomhara
genitive		gleomhaire	gleomhara	gleomhar
dative	gleomhar; ghleomhar1	ghleomhar; ghleomhair (archaic)	gleomhara; ghleomhara2
Comparative	níos gleomhaire
Superlative	is gleomhaire

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 gleomhar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gleomhar	ghleomhar	ngleomhar

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) “gleomhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN