feòlmhor
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
feòil (“meat, flesh”) + -mhor
Adjective
feòlmhor (genitive singular masculine feòlmhoir, genitive singular feminine feòlmhoire, nominative plural feòlmhora, comparative feòlmhoire)
- sensual, erotic
- carnal, lustful
- fleshy, fat
- brutish, bestial
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | feòlmhor | fheòlmhor | feòlmhora |
| Vocative | fheòlmhoir | fheòlmhoir | feòlmhor |
| Genitive | fheòlmhoir | fheòlmhoir/feòlmhoire | feòlmhor |
| Dative | fheòlmhor | fheòlmhoir | feòlmhor |
Comparative/superlative: feòlmhoire
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “feòlmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN