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aolmhar
aolmhar
Irish
Alternative forms
- aolmhach
Adjective
aolmhar (genitive singular masculine aolmhair, genitive singular feminine aolmhaire, plural aolmhara, comparative aolmhaire)
- limy (containing lime)
- lime-white
Declension
Declension of aolmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aolmhar | aolmhar¹ | aolmhara³ | |
| Vocative | aolmhair¹ | aolmhar¹ | aolmhara | |
| Genitive | aolmhair¹ | aolmhaire | aolmhara | aolmhar |
| Dative | aolmhar² | aolmhar¹; (archaic) aolmhair¹ |
aolmhara³ | |
| Comparative | aolmhaire | |||
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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aolmhar | n-aolmhar | haolmhar | t-aolmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aolmhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.