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neamh-mheabhair

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From neamh- +‎ meabhair.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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neamh-mheabhair f (genitive singular neamh-mheabhrach)

  1. forgetfulness, memory loss
  2. madness, insanity

Declension

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Declension of neamh-mheabhair (fifth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative neamh-mheabhair
vocative a neamh-mheabhair
genitive neamh-mheabhrach
dative neamh-mheabhair
neamh-mheabhraigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an neamh-mheabhair
genitive na neamh-mheabhrach
dative leis an neamh-mheabhair
leis an neamh-mheabhraigh (archaic, dialectal)
don neamh-mheabhair
don neamh-mheabhraigh (archaic, dialectal)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ neamh-mheabhair”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 241, page 121

Further reading

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