fásmhar
Irish
Etymology
From fás + -mhar.
Adjective
fásmhar (genitive singular masculine fásmhair, genitive singular feminine fásmhaire, plural fásmhara, comparative fásmhaire)
- growing, thriving; growth-producing; vegetative
- Synonym: fástach
Declension
Declension of fásmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fásmhar | fhásmhar | fásmhara; fhásmhara² | |
| Vocative | fhásmhair | fásmhara | ||
| Genitive | fásmhare | fásmhara | fásmhar | |
| Dative | fásmhar; fhásmhar¹ | fhásmhar; fhásmhair (archaic) | fásmhara; fhásmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos fásmhare | |||
| Superlative | is fásmhare | |||
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 |
| fásmhar | fhásmhar | bhfásmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fásmhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “fásmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.