mífhonnmhar

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ fonnmhar (“willing”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːˌɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiːˌuːn̪ˠwəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːn̪ˠuːɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːnˠuːɾˠ/

Adjective

mífhonnmhar (genitive singular masculine mífhonnmhair, genitive singular feminine mífhonnmhaire, plural mífhonnmhara, comparative mífhonnmhaire)

1. reluctant, disinclined, unwilling

Declension

Declension of mífhonnmhar

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mífhonnmhar	mhífhonnmhar	mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara2
vocative	mhífhonnmhair		mífhonnmhara
genitive		mífhonnmhaire	mífhonnmhara	mífhonnmhar
dative	mífhonnmhar; mhífhonnmhar1	mhífhonnmhar; mhífhonnmhair (archaic)	mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara2
Comparative	níos mífhonnmhaire
Superlative	is mífhonnmhaire

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

Synonyms

• doicheallach
• drogallach

Mutation

Mutated forms of mífhonnmhar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mífhonnmhar	mhífhonnmhar	not applicable

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mífhonnmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mífhonnmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN