suanmhar

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Irish

Etymology

From suan (“sleep, slumber”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival ending).

Adjective

suanmhar (genitive singular masculine suanmhair, genitive singular feminine suanmhaire, plural suanmhara, comparative suanmhaire)

  1. sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
    Synonyms: codlatach, néalmhar

Declension

Declension of suanmhar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative suanmhar shuanmhar suanmhara;
shuanmhara2
vocative shuanmhair suanmhara
genitive suanmhaire suanmhara suanmhar
dative suanmhar;
shuanmhar1 		shuanmhar;
shuanmhair (archaic) 		suanmhara;
shuanmhara2
Comparative níos suanmhaire
Superlative is suanmhaire

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 suanmhar
radical lenition eclipsis
suanmhar shuanmhar
after an, tsuanmhar 		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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