séanmhar

See also: seanmhar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

séan +‎ -mhar

Adjective

séanmhar (genitive singular masculine séanmhair, genitive singular feminine séanmhaire)

  1. happy, lucky, prosperous
    • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      Thug an bhanríoghan an t‑ógánach isteach ’san phálás, ⁊ bhí righeacht ⁊ saidhbhreas an tsean-ríogh alig aige; ⁊ bhí sé féin ⁊ a mháthair go sona, seunmhar ó shin amach: ⁊ mar robh siad-san go mbeidh sinne.
      The queen brought the youth into her own palace, and he had the kingdom and riches of the old king, and himself and his mother were happy and prosperous from that forth, and like them may we too be.

Declension

Declension of séanmhar
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative séanmhar shéanmhar séanmhar;
shéanmhar2
vocative shéanmhair séanmhar
genitive séanmhaire séanmhar séanmhar
dative séanmhar;
shéanmhar1 		shéanmhar;
shéanmhair (archaic) 		séanmhar;
shéanmhar2
Comparative níos séanmhaire
Superlative is séanmhaire

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of séanmhar
radical lenition eclipsis
séanmhar shéanmhar
after an, tséanmhar 		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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