aolmhar
Irish
Alternative forms
- aolbhach, aolmhach
Etymology
From aol (“lime”) + -mhar (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
aolmhar (genitive singular masculine aolmhair, genitive singular feminine aolmhaire, plural aolmhara, comparative aolmhaire)
- limy (containing lime)
- lime-white
Declension
Declension of aolmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aolmhar | aolmhar | aolmhara | |
Vocative | aolmhair | aolmhara | ||
Genitive | aolmhare | aolmhara | aolmhar | |
Dative | aolmhar | aolmhar; aolmhair (archaic) | aolmhara | |
Comparative | níos aolmhare | |||
Superlative | is aolmhare |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aolmhar | n-aolmhar | haolmhar | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "aolmhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.