bámhar

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bá +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bámhar (genitive singular masculine bámhair, genitive singular feminine bámhaire, plural bámhara, comparative bámhaire)

  1. Synonym of báúil

Declension

Declension of bámhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative bámhar bhámhar bámhara;
bhámhara²
Vocative bhámhair bámhara
Genitive bámhaire bámhara bámhar
Dative bámhar;
bhámhar¹ 		bhámhar;
bhámhair (archaic) 		bámhara;
bhámhara²
Comparative níos bámhaire
Superlative is bámhaire

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
bámhar bhámhar mbámhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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