léanmhar

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From léan (“affliction, grief”) +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲeːnˠuɾˠ/, /ˈl̠ʲeːn̪ˠuɾˠ/

Adjective

léanmhar (genitive singular masculine léanmhair, genitive singular feminine léanmhaire, plural léanmhara, comparative léanmhaire)

  1. painful, agonizing, harrowing, dire, afflictive
  2. woeful, sorrowful
  3. distressing
  4. anguished

Declension

Declension of léanmhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative léanmhar léanmhar léanmhara
vocative léanmhair léanmhara
genitive léanmhaire léanmhara léanmhar
dative léanmhar léanmhar;
léanmhair (archaic) 		léanmhara
Comparative níos léanmhaire
Superlative is léanmhaire

References

  1. ^ “léanmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

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