nósmhar
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish nósmar, from nós + -mar (corresponding to nós + -mhar).
Adjective
nósmhar (genitive singular masculine nósmhair, genitive singular feminine nósmhaire, plural nósmhara, comparative nósmhaire)
- customary
- formal, conventional
- polite
- (literary) famous
Declension
Declension of nósmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | nósmhar | nósmhar | nósmhara | |
| Vocative | nósmhair | nósmhara | ||
| Genitive | nósmhaire | nósmhara | nósmhar | |
| Dative | nósmhar | nósmhar; nósmhair (archaic) | nósmhara | |
| Comparative | níos nósmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is nósmhaire | |||
Synonyms
- nósúil
Derived terms
- nósmhaireacht
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nósmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “nósmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “nósmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “nósmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.