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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)
- tuneful, melodious, musical
- willing, inclined
- desirous
- forward
- merry, gleesome, cheerful
- meek, dispassionate
Derived terms
Mutation
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 [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN