saolmhar
Irish
Adjective
saolmhar (genitive singular masculine saolmhair, genitive singular feminine saolmhaire, plural saolmhara, comparative saolmhaire)
- Synonym of saolach (“long-lived”)
Declension
Declension of saolmhar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | saolmhar | shaolmhar | saolmhara; shaolmhara² | |
| Vocative | shaolmhair | saolmhara | ||
| Genitive | saolmhaire | saolmhara | saolmhar | |
| Dative | saolmhar; shaolmhar¹ |
shaolmhar; shaolmhair (archaic) |
saolmhara; shaolmhara² | |
| Comparative | níos saolmhaire | |||
| Superlative | is saolmhaire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| saolmhar | shaolmhar after an, tsaolmhar |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saolmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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