mómhar

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish modmar. By surface analysis, modh +‎ -mhar.

Adjective

mómhar (genitive singular masculine modhmhair, genitive singular feminine modhmhaire, plural mómhara, comparative modhmhaire)

  1. mannerly, gentle; graceful, dignified
  2. self-satisfied
    Synonym: mómharach

Declension

Declension of mómhar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mómhar mhómhar mómhara;
mhómhara2
vocative mhómhair mómhara
genitive mómhaire mómhara mómhar
dative mómhar;
mhómhar1 		mhómhar;
mhómhair (archaic) 		mómhara;
mhómhara2
Comparative níos mómhaire
Superlative is mómhaire

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of mómhar
radical lenition eclipsis
mómhar mhómhar not applicable

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

References

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