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

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	mífhonnmhar	mhífhonnmhar	mífhonnmhara; mhífhonnmhara2
vocative	mhífhonnmhair		mífhonnmhara
genitive		mífhonnmhaire	strong noun	weak noun
			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