sìolmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

sìol (“seed”) +‎ -mhor

Adjective

sìolmhor (genitive singular masculine sìolmhoir, genitive singular feminine sìolmhoire, nominative plural sìolmhora, comparative sìolmhoire)

1. prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful
2. abounding in seed
3. productive, substantial (as corn)

Declension

Declension of sìolmhor (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	sìolmhor	sìolmhor	sìolmhora
genitive	sìolmhoir	sìolmhoire	sìolmhora
dative	sìolmhor	sìolmhoir	sìolmhora
vocative	sìolmhoir	sìolmhor	sìolmhora

Derived terms

• sìolmhorachd f (“fertility, fecundity, productiveness; impregnation”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “sìolmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN