pianmhar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pian (pain) +‎ -mhar (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

pianmhar (genitive singular masculine pianmhair, genitive singular feminine pianmhaire, plural pianmhara, comparative pianmhaire)

  1. painful
    Synonyms: dórainneach, nimhneach

Declension

Declension of pianmhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative pianmhar phianmhar pianmhara;
phianmhara2
vocative phianmhair pianmhara
genitive pianmhare pianmhara pianmhar
dative pianmhar;
phianmhar1
phianmhar;
phianmhair (archaic)
pianmhara;
phianmhara2
Comparative níos pianmhare
Superlative is pianmhare

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

Derived terms

  • pianmhaireacht f (painfulness)
  • peannaideacht, pianaí, dócúlacht, leadarthaí, nimhneachas (painfulness)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pianmhar
radical lenition eclipsis
pianmhar phianmhar bpianmhar

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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