fómhar
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Manx fouyr.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠoːɾˠ/, /fˠõːɾˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠoːvˠəɾˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfˠuːwəɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠõːwəɾˠ/[1]
Noun
fómhar m (genitive singular fómhair, nominative plural fómhair)
- autumn, fall; harvest season
- harvest (of crop, work)
- (as verbal noun, ag ~) harvesting
Declension
Declension of fómhar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Deireadh Fómhair (“October”)
- fómharach (“autumnal”)
- fómharúil (“harvest-like, pertaining to the harvest; bustling, diligent”, adjective)
- Meán Fómhair (“September”)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fómhar | fhómhar | bhfómhar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
See also
| Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| earrach (“spring”) | samhradh (“summer”) | fómhar (“autumn”) | geimhreadh (“winter”) |
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fogamar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fóġṁar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fómhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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