fonnmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

fonn (“delight, pleasure; desire, longing, carnal inclination, excitation; frame of mind, temper, humour; air, tune, music”) +‎ -mhor

Adjective

fonnmhor (genitive singular masculine fonnmhoir, genitive singular feminine fonnmhoire, nominative plural fonnmhora, comparative fonnmhoire)

  1. tuneful, melodious, musical
  2. willing, inclined
  3. desirous
  4. forward
  5. merry, gleesome, cheerful
  6. meek, dispassionate

Derived terms

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