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lómhar

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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lómhar (genitive singular masculine lómhair, genitive singular feminine lómhaire, plural lómhara, comparative lómhaire)

  1. (literary) wooly, fleecy
Declension
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Declension of lómhar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative lómhar lómhar lómhara
vocative lómhair lómhara
genitive lómhaire lómhara lómhar
dative lómhar lómhar;
lómhair (archaic) 		lómhara
Comparative níos lómhaire
Superlative is lómhaire

Etymology 2

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From Old Irish lógmar (“precious, valuable”), from lóg (“value”) (compare luach) + -mar (compare -mhar).

Adjective

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lómhar (genitive singular masculine lómhair, genitive singular feminine lómhaire, plural lómhara, comparative lómhaire)

  1. (literary) precious
Declension
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Declension of lómhar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative lómhar lómhar lómhara
vocative lómhair lómhara
genitive lómhaire lómhara lómhar
dative lómhar lómhar;
lómhair (archaic) 		lómhara
Comparative níos lómhaire
Superlative is lómhaire
Synonyms
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