From cailc (“chalk”) + -mhar.
calcmhar (genitive singular masculine calcmhair, genitive singular feminine calcmhaire, plural calcmhara, comparative calcmhaire)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | calcmhar | chalcmhar | calcmhara; chalcmhara2 | |
vocative | chalcmhair | calcmhara | ||
genitive | calcmhaire | calcmhara | calcmhar | |
dative | calcmhar; chalcmhar1 |
chalcmhar; chalcmhair (archaic) |
calcmhara; chalcmhara2 | |
Comparative | níos calcmhaire | |||
Superlative | is calcmhaire |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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calcmhar | chalcmhar | gcalcmhar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.