anmhór

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an- +‎ mór.

Adjective

anmhór (genitive singular masculine anmhóir, genitive singular feminine anmhóire, plural anmhóra)

  1. huge, enormous
  2. very friendly [+ le (with)]
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
      Bhí an chéad mháta a bhí ar an luing anamhór leis an gcaptaen.
      The first mate who was on the ship was very friendly with the captain.

Declension
Declension of anmhór
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative anmhór anmhór anmhóra
Vocative anmhóir anmhóra
Genitive anmhóire anmhóra anmhór
Dative anmhór anmhór;
anmhóir (archaic)		 anmhóra
Comparative níos anmhó
Superlative is anmhó

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
anmhór n-anmhór hanmhór not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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