fonnmhar

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fonnamhar, fonnmhur (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/[2], /ˈfˠɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/[3]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠuːn̪ˠwəɾˠ/ ~ /ˈfˠoːn̪ˠuːɾˠ/ ~ /ˈfˠoːnˠuːɾˠ/[4]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɞnˠuːɾˠ/[5]

Etymology 1

    From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“desire, mood”) +‎ -mhar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fonnmhor.

    Adjective

    fonnmhar (genitive singular masculine fonnmhair, genitive singular feminine fonnmhaire, plural fonnmhara, comparative fonnmhaire)

    1. willing, ready, eager
      Synonyms: díocasach, cíocrach
    2. desirous, wishful
      Synonyms: dúilmhear, mianúil, mianach
    Declension
    Declension of fonnmhar
    Positive singular plural
    masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
    nominative fonnmhar fhonnmhar fonnmhara;
    fhonnmhara2
    vocative fhonnmhair fonnmhara
    genitive fonnmhaire fonnmhara fonnmhar
    dative fonnmhar;
    fhonnmhar1     		fhonnmhar;
    fhonnmhair (archaic)     		fonnmhara;
    fhonnmhara2
    Comparative níos fonnmhaire
    Superlative is fonnmhaire

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

    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“melody”) +‎ -mhar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fonnmhor.

      Adjective

      fonnmhar (genitive singular masculine fonnmhair, genitive singular feminine fonnmhaire, plural fonnmhara, comparative fonnmhaire)

      1. tuneful, melodious
        Synonyms: binn, ceolmhar
      Declension
      Declension of fonnmhar
      Positive singular plural
      masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
      nominative fonnmhar fhonnmhar fonnmhara;
      fhonnmhara2
      vocative fhonnmhair fonnmhara
      genitive fonnmhaire fonnmhara fonnmhar
      dative fonnmhar;
      fhonnmhar1       		fhonnmhar;
      fhonnmhair (archaic)       		fonnmhara;
      fhonnmhara2
      Comparative níos fonnmhaire
      Superlative is fonnmhaire

      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 fonnmhar
      radical lenition eclipsis
      fonnmhar fhonnmhar bhfonnmhar

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

      References

      1. ^ “fonnmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
      2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 177, page 90
      3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
      4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117
      5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 230

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