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

Mutated forms of bámhar
radical lenition eclipsis
bámhar bhámhar mbámhar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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