mífhonnmhar

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Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ fonnmhar (“willing”)

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌuːn̪ˠwəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːn̪ˠuːɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːnˠuːɾˠ/

Adjective

mífhonnmhar (genitive singular masculine mífhonnmhair, genitive singular feminine mífhonnmhaire, plural mífhonnmhara, comparative mífhonnmhaire)

  1. reluctant, disinclined, unwilling

Declension

Declension of mífhonnmhar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mífhonnmhar mhífhonnmhar mífhonnmhara;
mhífhonnmhara2
vocative mhífhonnmhair mífhonnmhara
genitive mífhonnmhaire mífhonnmhara mífhonnmhar
dative mífhonnmhar;
mhífhonnmhar1 		mhífhonnmhar;
mhífhonnmhair (archaic) 		mífhonnmhara;
mhífhonnmhara2
Comparative níos mífhonnmhaire
Superlative is mífhonnmhaire

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mífhonnmhar
radical lenition eclipsis
mífhonnmhar mhífhonnmhar not applicable

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

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