sìolmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

sìol (“seed”) +‎ -mhor

Adjective

sìolmhor (genitive singular masculine sìolmhoir, genitive singular feminine sìolmhoire, nominative plural sìolmhora, comparative sìolmhoire)

  1. prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful
  2. abounding in seed
  3. productive, substantial (as corn)

Declension

Declension of sìolmhor (type I adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative sìolmhor sìolmhor sìolmhora
genitive sìolmhoir sìolmhoire sìolmhora
dative sìolmhor sìolmhoir sìolmhora
vocative sìolmhoir sìolmhor sìolmhora

Derived terms

  • sìolmhorachd f (“fertility, fecundity, productiveness; impregnation”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sìolmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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