sìolmhor
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
sìol (“seed”) + -mhor
Adjective
sìolmhor (genitive singular masculine sìolmhoir, genitive singular feminine sìolmhoire, nominative plural sìolmhora, comparative sìolmhoire)
- prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful
- abounding in seed
- productive, substantial (as corn)
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sìolmhor | shìolmhor | sìolmhora |
| Vocative | shìolmhoire | shìolmhoire | sìolmhor |
| Genitive | shìolmhoir | shìolmhoire | sìolmhor |
| Dative | shìolmhor | shìolmhoir | sìolmhor |
Comparative/superlative: sìolmhoire
Derived terms
- sìolmhorachd f (“fertility, fecundity, productiveness; impregnation”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “sìolmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN