giúmar

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ūmor.

Noun

giúmar m (genitive singular giúmair)

  1. humour, mood
    • 2023 November 6, Roibeárd Ó Cuinn, “Labhraimis faoi dhúlagar”, in The Irish Times[1], Tuarascáil:
      Is meabhairghalar é dúlagar a chuireann isteach ar ghiúmar, ar fheidhmiú inchinne, ar leibhéil fuinnimh, ar chodladh agus ar ár mbraistint folláine.
      Depression is a mental illness that affects mood, brain function, energy levels, sleep and our sense of well-being.

Declension

Declension of giúmar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative giúmar
vocative a ghiúmair
genitive giúmair
dative giúmar
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an giúmar
genitive an ghiúmair
dative leis an ngiúmar
don ghiúmar

Derived terms

  • as giúmar (out of humour)

Mutation

Mutated forms of giúmar
radical lenition eclipsis
giúmar ghiúmar ngiúmar

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

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