néalmhar
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From néal (“cloud; swoon, nap, snooze”) + -mhar (adjectival ending).
Adjective
[edit]néalmhar (genitive singular masculine néalmhair, genitive singular feminine néalmhaire, plural néalmhara, comparative néalmhaire)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | néalmhar | néalmhar | néalmhara | |
vocative | néalmhair | néalmhara | ||
genitive | néalmhare | néalmhara | néalmhar | |
dative | néalmhar | néalmhar; néalmhair (archaic) |
néalmhara | |
Comparative | níos néalmhare | |||
Superlative | is néalmhare |
Derived terms
[edit]- néalmhaireacht f (“nebulosity”)
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “néalmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “néalmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “néalmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024