ollmhór
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈəul̪ˠˌvˠoːɾˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈəul̪ˠˌwoːɾˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠˌwoːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠˌwɔːɾˠ/
Adjective
[edit]ollmhór (genitive singular masculine ollmhóir, genitive singular feminine ollmhóire, plural ollmhóra, comparative ollmhó)
- huge
- Synonym: anmhór
- formidable
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | ollmhór | ollmhór | ollmhóra | |
vocative | ollmhóir | ollmhóra | ||
genitive | ollmhóire | ollmhóra | ollmhór | |
dative | ollmhór | ollmhór; ollmhóir (archaic) |
ollmhóra | |
Comparative | níos ollmhó | |||
Superlative | is ollmhó |
Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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ollmhór | n-ollmhór | hollmhór | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ollmhór”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN