súmhar
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]súmhar (genitive singular masculine súmhair, genitive singular feminine súmhaire, plural súmhara, comparative súmhaire)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | súmhar | shúmhar | súmhara; shúmhara2 | |
| vocative | shúmhair | súmhara | ||
| genitive | súmhaire | súmhara | súmhar | |
| dative | súmhar; shúmhar1 |
shúmhar; shúmhair (archaic) |
súmhara; shúmhara2 | |
| Comparative | níos súmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is súmhaire | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| súmhar | shúmhar after an, tsúmhar |
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) “súmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “súmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “súmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025