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Irish
Etymology
From néal (“cloud; swoon, nap, snooze”) + -mhar (adjectival ending).
Adjective
néalmhar (genitive singular masculine néalmhair, genitive singular feminine néalmhaire, plural néalmhara, comparative néalmhaire)
- nebulous, nebular
- Synonyms: ceoch, míshoiléir
- clouded, gloomy
- Synonyms: doilbhir, duairc, dubhach, gruama
- sleepy
- Synonyms: codlatach, suanmhar
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “néalmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “néalmhar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “néalmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024