bláfar
Irish
Alternative forms
- bláthmhar (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish bláthmar. By surface analysis, bláth (“flower, bloom”) + -mhar.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠɑːfˠəɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠæːfˠəɾˠ/
Adjective
bláfar (genitive singular masculine bláfair, genitive singular feminine bláfaire, plural bláfara, comparative bláfaire)
- blooming, beautiful
- tidy
- demure
- (music) florid
Declension
Declension of bláfar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláfar | bhláfar | bláfara; bhláfara² | |
| Vocative | bhláfair | bláfara | ||
| Genitive | bláfaire | bláfara | bláfar | |
| Dative | bláfar; bhláfar¹ | bhláfar; bhláfair (archaic) | bláfara; bhláfara² | |
| Comparative | níos bláfaire | |||
| Superlative | is bláfaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bláfar | bhláfar | mbláfar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bláfar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bláthmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “bláfar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bláfar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.