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sìolmhor

sìolmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

sìolmhor (genitive singular masculine sìolmhoir, genitive singular feminine sìolmhoire, nominative plural sìolmhora, comparative sìolmhoire)

  1. prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful
  2. abounding in seed
  3. productive, substantial (as corn)

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative sìolmhor shìolmhor sìolmhora
Vocative shìolmhoire shìolmhoire sìolmhor
Genitive shìolmhoir shìolmhoire sìolmhor
Dative shìolmhor shìolmhoir sìolmhor

Comparative/superlative: sìolmhoire

Derived terms

  • sìolmhorachd f (fertility, fecundity, productiveness; impregnation)

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9