bláthmhar
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠɑːfˠəɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠæːfˠəɾˠ/
Adjective
bláthmhar (genitive singular masculine bláthmhair, genitive singular feminine bláthmhaire, plural bláthmhara, comparative bláthmhaire)
- Obsolete form of bláfar (“blooming, beautiful; tidy; demure; florid”).
Declension
Declension of bláthmhar
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bláthmhar | bhláthmhar | bláthmhara; bhláthmhara² | |
Vocative | bhláthmhair | bláthmhara | ||
Genitive | bláthmhaire | bláthmhara | bláthmhar | |
Dative | bláthmhar; bhláthmhar¹ | bhláthmhar; bhláthmhair (archaic) | bláthmhara; bhláthmhara² | |
Comparative | níos bláthmhaire | |||
Superlative | is bláthmhaire |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bláthmhar | bhláthmhar | mbláthmhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "bláthmhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “bláthmar”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN