néalmhar

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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
1. sleepy
  Synonyms: codlatach, suanmhar

Declension

Declension of *néalmhar*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	néalmhar	néalmhar	néalmhara
vocative	néalmhair	néalmhar	néalmhara
genitive	néalmhair	néalmhare	néalmhara	néalmhar
dative	néalmhar	néalmhar; néalmhair (archaic)	néalmhara

Comparative	níos néalmhare
Superlative	is néalmhare

Derived terms

néalmhaireacht f (“nebulosity”)

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, 2013–2025

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