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cásmhar
cásmhar
Irish
Adjective
cásmhar (genitive singular masculine cásmhair, genitive singular feminine cásmhaire, plural cásmhara, comparative cásmhaire)
- concerned
- plaintive, pitiable
- commiserative; sympathetic (le (“towards”))
- thoughtful; considerate (i (“of”))
Declension
Declension of cásmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cásmhar | chásmhar | cásmhara; chásmhara² |
|
| Vocative | chásmhair | cásmhara | ||
| Genitive | cásmhaire | cásmhara | cásmhar | |
| Dative | cásmhar; chásmhar¹ |
chásmhar; chásmhair (archaic) |
cásmhara; chásmhara² |
|
| Comparative | níos cásmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is cásmhaire | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cásmhar | chásmhar | gcásmhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cásmhar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.