From platanam (“platinum”) + -mhar.
platanmhar (genitive singular masculine platanmhair, genitive singular feminine platanmhaire, plural platanmhara, comparative platanmhaire)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | platanmhar | phlatanmhar | platanmhara; phlatanmhara2 | |
vocative | phlatanmhair | platanmhara | ||
genitive | platanmhaire | platanmhara | platanmhar | |
dative | platanmhar; phlatanmhar1 |
phlatanmhar; phlatanmhair (archaic) |
platanmhara; phlatanmhara2 | |
Comparative | níos platanmhaire | |||
Superlative | is platanmhaire |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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platanmhar | phlatanmhar | bplatanmhar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.