fonnmhar

Irish

Alternative forms
  • fonnamhar, fonnmhur (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/[2], /ˈfˠɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/[3]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“desire, mood”) +‎ -mhar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fonnmhor.

Adjective

fonnmhar (genitive singular masculine fonnmhair, genitive singular feminine fonnmhaire, plural fonnmhara, comparative fonnmhaire)

  1. willing, ready, eager
    Synonyms: díocasach, cíocrach
  2. desirous, wishful
    Synonyms: dúilmhear, mianúil, mianach
Declension
Declension of fonnmhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fonnmhar fhonnmhar fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Vocative fhonnmhair fonnmhara
Genitive fonnmhaire fonnmhara fonnmhar
Dative fonnmhar;
fhonnmhar¹		 fhonnmhar;
fhonnmhair (archaic)		 fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Comparative níos fonnmhaire
Superlative is fonnmhaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fonnmar. By surface analysis, fonn (“air (song)”) +‎ -mhar. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fonnmhor.

Adjective

fonnmhar (genitive singular masculine fonnmhair, genitive singular feminine fonnmhaire, plural fonnmhara, comparative fonnmhaire)

  1. tuneful, melodious
    Synonyms: binn, ceolmhar
Declension
Declension of fonnmhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fonnmhar fhonnmhar fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Vocative fhonnmhair fonnmhara
Genitive fonnmhaire fonnmhara fonnmhar
Dative fonnmhar;
fhonnmhar¹		 fhonnmhar;
fhonnmhair (archaic)		 fonnmhara;
fhonnmhara²
Comparative níos fonnmhaire
Superlative is fonnmhaire

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
fonnmhar fhonnmhar bhfonnmhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. “fonnmhar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 177, page 90
  3. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91

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