-mhar
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish -mar, from immar, mar (“like”).
Suffix
-mhar
- -y (added to nouns to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”)
Usage notes
- Merges with a preceding th to become -far, e.g. bláth + -mhar = bláfar.
- A preceding mh is deleted, e.g. cnámh + -mhar = cnámhar.
Declension
Declension of -mhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | -mhar | -mhar | -mhara | |
| Vocative | -mhair | -mhara | ||
| Genitive | -mhaire | -mhara | -mhar | |
| Dative | -mhar | -mhar; -mhair (archaic) | -mhara | |
| Comparative | níos -mhaire | |||
| Superlative | is -mhaire | |||
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-mhar' title='Category:Irish words suffixed with -mhar'>Irish words suffixed with -mhar</a>