cásmhar
Irish
Etymology
From cás (“honour, reverence”) + -mhar (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
cásmhar (genitive singular masculine cásmhair, genitive singular feminine cásmhaire, plural cásmhara, comparative cásmhaire)
- concerned
- plaintive, pitiable
- commiserative; sympathetic (le (“towards”))
- thoughtful; considerate (i (“of”))
Declension
Declension of cásmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cásmhar | chásmhar | cásmhara; chásmhara² | |
| Vocative | chásmhair | cásmhara | ||
| Genitive | cásmhaire | cásmhara | cásmhar | |
| Dative | cásmhar; chásmhar¹ | chásmhar; chásmhair (archaic) | cásmhara; chásmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos cásmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is cásmhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cásmhar | chásmhar | gcásmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cásmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cásmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cásmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.