mífhonnmhar

Irish

Etymology

From mí- +‎ fonnmhar (“willing”)

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌɔn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌɞn̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈmʲiːˌuːn̪ˠwəɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːn̪ˠuːɾˠ/, /ˈmʲiːˌoːnˠuːɾˠ/

Adjective

mífhonnmhar (genitive singular masculine mífhonnmhair, genitive singular feminine mífhonnmhaire, plural mífhonnmhara, comparative mífhonnmhaire)

  1. reluctant, disinclined, unwilling

Declension

Declension of mífhonnmhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mífhonnmhar mhífhonnmhar mífhonnmhara;
mhífhonnmhara2
vocative mhífhonnmhair mífhonnmhara
genitive mífhonnmhaire mífhonnmhara mífhonnmhar
dative mífhonnmhar;
mhífhonnmhar1 		mhífhonnmhar;
mhífhonnmhair (archaic) 		mífhonnmhara;
mhífhonnmhara2
Comparative níos mífhonnmhaire
Superlative is mífhonnmhaire

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mífhonnmhar
radical lenition eclipsis
mífhonnmhar mhífhonnmhar not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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