ciallmhar
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cíallmar. By surface analysis, ciall (“sense”) + -mhar.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈciəl̪ˠvˠəɾˠ/
Adjective
ciallmhar (plural ciallmhara)
- sensible, reasonable
- Synonym: réasúnta
Declension
Declension of ciallmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ciallmhar | chiallmhar | ciallmhara; chiallmhara² | |
| Vocative | chiallmhair | ciallmhara | ||
| Genitive | ciallmhaire | ciallmhara | ciallmhar | |
| Dative | ciallmhar; chiallmhar¹ | chiallmhar; chiallmhair (archaic) | ciallmhara; chiallmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos ciallmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is ciallmhaire | |||
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
- éigiallmhar (“ill-considered”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciallmhar | chiallmhar | gciallmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “ciallmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciallmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciallmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29