fíormhaith

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fíor- (“true”) +‎ maith (“good”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲˌwãiç/[2] (as if spelled fírmhaith)

Adjective

fíormhaith (genitive singular feminine fíormhaithe, plural fíormhaithe, not comparable)

  1. really good, exceptionally good, terrific

Usage notes
  • Takes the adverbial construction go fíormhaith when used predicatively after a form of bí:
  • Tá an anraith seo go fíormhaith. ― This soup is really good.

Declension
Declension of fíormhaith
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fíormhaith fhíormhaith fíormhaithe;
fhíormhaithe²
Vocative fhíormhaith fíormhaithe
Genitive fíormhaithe fíormhaithe fíormhaith
Dative fíormhaith;
fhíormhaith¹		 fhíormhaith fíormhaithe;
fhíormhaithe²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

References
  1. “fíormhaith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101

Further reading
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