fonnmhor

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“delight, pleasure”) +‎ -mhor. Cognate with Irish fonnmhar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔun̪ˠvəɾ/, /ˈfɔn̪ˠəɾ/

Adjective

fonnmhor (genitive singular masculine fonnmhoir, genitive singular feminine fonnmhoire, nominative plural fonnmhora, comparative fonnmhoire)

  1. tuneful, melodious, musical
  2. willing, inclined
  3. desirous
  4. forward
  5. merry, gleesome, cheerful
  6. meek, dispassionate

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fonnmhor
radical lenition
fonnmhor fhonnmhor

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fonnmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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