suanmhar

Irish

Etymology

From suan (“sleep, slumber”) +‎ -mhar (adjectival ending).

Adjective

suanmhar (genitive singular masculine suanmhair, genitive singular feminine suanmhaire, plural suanmhara, comparative suanmhaire)

sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Synonyms: codlatach, néalmhar

Declension

Declension of suanmhar

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	suanmhar	shuanmhar	suanmhara; shuanmhara²
Vocative	shuanmhair	shuanmhar	suanmhara
Genitive	shuanmhair	suanmhaire	suanmhara	suanmhar
Dative	suanmhar; shuanmhar¹	shuanmhar; shuanmhair (archaic)	suanmhara; shuanmhara²
Comparative	níos suanmhaire
Superlative	is suanmhaire

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
suanmhar	shuanmhar after an, tsuanmhar	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “suanmhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “suanmhar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “suanmhar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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