neartmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

neart +‎ -mhor

Adjective

neartmhor (genitive singular masculine neartmhoir, genitive singular feminine neartmhoire, nominative plural neartmhora, comparative neartmhoire)

  1. strong, powerful, able
  2. robust, vigorous
  3. emphatic

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative neartmhor neartmhor neartmhora
Vocative neartmhoire neartmhoire neartmhor
Genitive neartmhoir neartmhoire neartmhor
Dative neartmhor neartmhoir neartmhor

Comparative/superlative: neartmhoire

Derived terms
  • ainneartmhor (“feeble”, adjective)
  • comh-neartmhor (“strong, firm”, adjective)
  • fòirneartmhor (“burdensome”, adjective)
  • neartmhorachd f (“strength, might, powerfulness; pithiness, energy of character, vigorousness”)
  • neo-neartmhor (“not forcible, feeble, infirm; unwarlike”, adjective)
  • uile-neartmhor (“all-powerful”, adjective)

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