pianmhar

Irish

Alternative forms

pianach, piantach, piantúil, pianúil

Etymology

From pian (“pain”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

pianmhar (genitive singular masculine pianmhair, genitive singular feminine pianmhaire, plural pianmhara, comparative pianmhaire)

painful
Synonyms: dórainneach, nimhneach

Declension

Declension of *pianmhar*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	pianmhar	phianmhar	pianmhara; phianmhara²
vocative	phianmhair	phianmhar	pianmhara
genitive	phianmhair	pianmhare	pianmhara	pianmhar
dative	pianmhar; phianmhar¹	phianmhar; phianmhair (archaic)	pianmhara; phianmhara²
Comparative	níos pianmhare
Superlative	is pianmhare

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

pianmhaireacht f (“painfulness”)

Related terms

peannaideacht, pianaí, dócúlacht, leadarthaí, nimhneachas (“painfulness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *pianmhar*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
pianmhar	phianmhar	bpianmhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.