fonnmhar

Irish

Alternative forms
  • fonnamhar, fonnmhur (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“desire, mood”) +‎ -mhar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fonnmhor.

Adjective

fonnmhar (genitive singular masculine fonnmhair, genitive singular feminine fonnmhaire, plural fonnmhara, comparative fonnmhaire)

  1. willing, ready, eager
    Synonyms: díocasach, cíocrach
  2. desirous, wishful
    Synonyms: dúilmhear, mianúil, mianach
Declension
Declension of fonnmhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) fhonnmhar fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Vocative fhonnmhair fonnmhara
Genitive fonnmhaire fonnmhara Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value);
fhonnmhar¹		 fhonnmhar;
fhonnmhair (archaic)		 fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Comparative níos fonnmhaire
Superlative is fonnmhaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“air (song)”) +‎ -mhar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fonnmhor.

Adjective

fonnmhar (genitive singular masculine fonnmhair, genitive singular feminine fonnmhaire, plural fonnmhara, comparative fonnmhaire)

  1. tuneful, melodious
    Synonyms: binn, ceolmhar
Declension
Declension of fonnmhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) fhonnmhar fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Vocative fhonnmhair fonnmhara
Genitive fonnmhaire fonnmhara Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value);
fhonnmhar¹		 fhonnmhar;
fhonnmhair (archaic)		 fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Comparative níos fonnmhaire
Superlative is fonnmhaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. “fonnmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 90

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