neartmhar

Irish

Etymology

From neart (“strength; force, power”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix); compare Old Irish nertmar (“strong, vigorous; able, capable”).

Adjective

neartmhar (genitive singular masculine neartmhair, genitive singular feminine neartmhaire, plural neartmhara, comparative neartmhaire)

  1. strong, vigorous, powerful, mighty

Declension

Declension of neartmhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative neartmhar neartmhar neartmhara
vocative neartmhair neartmhara
genitive neartmhare neartmhara neartmhar
dative neartmhar neartmhar;
neartmhair (archaic) 		neartmhara
Comparative níos neartmhare
Superlative is neartmhare

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neartmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “brawny”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “impetuous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “mighty”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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