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

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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