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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN