lómhar

Irish

Etymology 1

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Adjective

lómhar (genitive singular masculine lómhair, genitive singular feminine lómhaire, plural lómhara, comparative lómhaire)

  1. (literary) wooly, fleecy
Declension
Declension of lómhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative lómhar lómhar lómhara
Vocative lómhair lómhara
Genitive lómhaire lómhara lómhar
Dative lómhar lómhar;
lómhair (archaic)		 lómhara
Comparative níos lómhaire
Superlative is lómhaire

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

lómhar (genitive singular masculine lómhair, genitive singular feminine lómhaire, plural lómhara, comparative lómhaire)

  1. (literary) precious
Declension
Declension of lómhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative lómhar lómhar lómhara
Vocative lómhair lómhara
Genitive lómhaire lómhara lómhar
Dative lómhar lómhar;
lómhair (archaic)		 lómhara
Comparative níos lómhaire
Superlative is lómhaire
Synonyms
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