néalmhar

Irish

Etymology

From néal (“cloud; swoon, nap, snooze”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival ending).

Adjective

néalmhar (genitive singular masculine néalmhair, genitive singular feminine néalmhaire, plural néalmhara, comparative néalmhaire)

nebulous, nebular
Synonyms: ceoch, míshoiléir
clouded, gloomy
Synonyms: doilbhir, duairc, dubhach, gruama
1. sleepy
  Synonyms: codlatach, suanmhar

Declension

Declension of néalmhar

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	néalmhar	néalmhar	néalmhara
Vocative	néalmhair	néalmhar	néalmhara
Genitive	néalmhair	néalmhare	néalmhara	néalmhar
Dative	néalmhar	néalmhar; néalmhair (archaic)	néalmhara
Comparative	níos néalmhare
Superlative	is néalmhare

Derived terms

néalmhaireacht f (“nebulosity”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “néalmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “néalmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “néalmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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