ceomhar

Irish

Alternative forms

ceómhar (superseded)^[1]
ceomharsach

Etymology

From ceo +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈcoːvˠəɾˠ/^[2]

Adjective

ceomhar (genitive singular masculine ceomhair, genitive singular feminine ceomhaire, plural ceomhara, comparative ceomhaire)

foggy, misty

Declension

Declension of *ceomhar*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ceomhar	cheomhar	ceomhara; cheomhara²
vocative	cheomhair	cheomhar	ceomhara
genitive	cheomhair	ceomhaire	ceomhara	ceomhar
dative	ceomhar; cheomhar¹	cheomhar; cheomhair (archaic)	ceomhara; cheomhara²

Comparative	níos ceomhaire
Superlative	is ceomhaire

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

Synonyms

ceobhránach
ceoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ceomhar*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceomhar	cheomhar	gceomhar

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

References

^ “ceomhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 175

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceómar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceoṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 186; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceomhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] “ceomhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

[2] Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 175

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