sliochtmhar
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sliocht (“offspring, progeny”) + -mhar.
Adjective
[edit]sliochtmhar (genitive singular masculine sliochtmhair, genitive singular feminine sliochtmhaire, plural sliochtmhara, comparative sliochtmhaire)
- prolific, having many offspring
- reproductive
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | sliochtmhar | shliochtmhar | sliochtmhara; shliochtmhara2 | |
vocative | shliochtmhair | sliochtmhara | ||
genitive | sliochtmhare | sliochtmhara | sliochtmhar | |
dative | sliochtmhar; shliochtmhar1 |
shliochtmhar; shliochtmhair (archaic) |
sliochtmhara; shliochtmhara2 | |
Comparative | níos sliochtmhare | |||
Superlative | is sliochtmhare |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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sliochtmhar | shliochtmhar after an, tsliochtmhar |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.