luachmhar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lógmar (“precious, valuable”), from lóg (“value”) + -mar. By surface analysis, luach +‎ -mhar.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəxvˠəɾˠ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəxwəɾˠ/

Adjective

luachmhar (genitive singular masculine luachmhair, genitive singular feminine luachmhaire, plural luachmhara, comparative luachmhaire)

valuable, costly, precious

Declension

Declension of *luachmhar*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	luachmhar	luachmhar	luachmhara
vocative	luachmhair	luachmhar	luachmhara
genitive	luachmhair	luachtmhaire	luachmhara	luachmhar
dative	luachmhar	luachmhar; luachmhair (archaic)	luachmhara

Comparative	níos luachtmhaire
Superlative	is luachtmhaire

Synonyms

(precious): lómhar², maoineach

Derived terms

luachmhaireacht f (“costliness, preciousness”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “luachmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lógmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language