neartmhar
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neart (“strength; force, power”) + -mhar (adjectival suffix); compare Old Irish nertmar (“strong, vigorous; able, capable”).
Adjective
[edit]neartmhar (genitive singular masculine neartmhair, genitive singular feminine neartmhaire, plural neartmhara, comparative neartmhaire)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | neartmhar | neartmhar | neartmhara | |
| vocative | neartmhair | neartmhara | ||
| genitive | neartmhare | neartmhara | neartmhar | |
| dative | neartmhar | neartmhar; neartmhair (archaic) |
neartmhara | |
| Comparative | níos neartmhare | |||
| Superlative | is neartmhare | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neartmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “brawny”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “impetuous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “mighty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024