bláfar
Irish
Alternative forms
- bláthmhar (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish bláthmar; synchronically bláth (“flower, bloom”) + -mhar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bláfar (genitive singular masculine bláfair, genitive singular feminine bláfaire, plural bláfara, comparative bláfaire)
Declension
Declension of bláfar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláfar | bhláfar | bláfara; bhláfara² | |
| Vocative | bhláfair | bláfara | ||
| Genitive | bláfaire | bláfara | bláfar | |
| Dative | bláfar; bhláfar¹ |
bhláfar; bhláfair (archaic) |
bláfara; bhláfara² | |
| Comparative | níos bláfaire | |||
| Superlative | is bláfaire | |||
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 |
| bláfar | bhláfar | mbláfar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bláfar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “bláthmar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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