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suanmhar
suanmhar
Irish
Adjective
suanmhar (genitive singular masculine suanmhair, genitive singular feminine suanmhaire, plural suanmhara, comparative suanmhaire)
Declension
Declension of suanmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | suanmhar | suanmhar¹ | suanmhara³ | |
| Vocative | suanmhair¹ | suanmhar¹ | suanmhara | |
| Genitive | suanmhair¹ | suanmhaire | suanmhara | suanmhar |
| Dative | suanmhar² | suanmhar¹; (archaic) suanmhair¹ |
suanmhara³ | |
| Comparative | suanmhaire | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| suanmhar | shuanmhar after an, tsuanmhar |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "suanmhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.