From cnámh (“bone”) + -mhar (adjectival suffix).
cnámhar (genitive singular masculine cnámhair, genitive singular feminine cnámhaire, plural cnámhara, comparative cnámhaire)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cnámhar | chnámhar | cnámhara; chnámhara² | |
Vocative | chnámhair | cnámhara | ||
Genitive | cnámhaire | cnámhara | cnámhar | |
Dative | cnámhar; chnámhar¹ |
chnámhar; chnámhair (archaic) |
cnámhara; chnámhara² | |
Comparative | níos cnámhaire | |||
Superlative | is cnámhaire |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cnámhar | chnámhar | gcnámhar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |