grámhar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grádmar (“loving, amiable”); synchronically grá (“love”) +‎ -mhar

Adjective

grámhar (genitive singular masculine grámhair, genitive singular feminine grámhaire, plural grámhara, comparative grámhaire)

  1. loving, tender, affectionate
    Synonyms: caithiseach, ceanúil
  2. lovable, amiable
    Synonym: caithiseach

Declension
Declension of grámhar
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative grámhar ghrámhar grámhara;
ghrámhara²
Vocative ghrámhair grámhara
Genitive grámhaire grámhara grámhar
Dative grámhar;
ghrámhar¹		 ghrámhar;
ghrámhair (archaic)		 grámhara;
ghrámhara²
Comparative níos grámhaire
Superlative is grámhaire

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
grámhar ghrámhar ngrámhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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