fásmhar

Irish

Etymology

From fás +‎ -mhar.

Adjective

fásmhar (genitive singular masculine fásmhair, genitive singular feminine fásmhaire, plural fásmhara, comparative fásmhaire)

  1. growing, thriving; growth-producing; vegetative
    Synonym: fástach

Declension

Declension of fásmhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fásmhar fhásmhar fásmhara;
fhásmhara2
vocative fhásmhair fásmhara
genitive fásmhare fásmhara fásmhar
dative fásmhar;
fhásmhar1 		fhásmhar;
fhásmhair (archaic) 		fásmhara;
fhásmhara2
Comparative níos fásmhare
Superlative is fásmhare

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 fásmhar
radical lenition eclipsis
fásmhar fhásmhar bhfásmhar

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

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fásmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “fásmhar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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