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
Positive singular plural
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

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