gaolmhar
Irish
Etymology
From gaol (“relationship”) + -mhar.
Adjective
gaolmhar (genitive singular masculine gaolmhair, genitive singular feminine gaolmhaire, plural gaolmhara, comparative gaolmhaire)
- associated; relative, related
- (geology) cognate
Declension
Declension of gaolmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gaolmhar | ghaolmhar | gaolmhara; ghaolmhara² | |
| Vocative | ghaolmhair | gaolmhara | ||
| Genitive | gaolmhaire | gaolmhara | gaolmhar | |
| Dative | gaolmhar; ghaolmhar¹ | ghaolmhar; ghaolmhair (archaic) | gaolmhara; ghaolmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos gaolmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is gaolmhaire | |||
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
- gaolmhaireacht (“relationship; affinity, likeness; relativity”)
- idirghaolmhar (“interrelated”)
- neasghaolmhar (“closely related”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gaolmhar | ghaolmhar | ngaolmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||