monabhar

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish monmar, monbar, from Latin murmur.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠon̪ˠəvˠəɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠunˠəwəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠonˠəwəɾˠ/

Noun

monabhar m (genitive singular monabhair)

  1. (act of) murmuring, murmur

Declension

Declension of monabhar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative monabhar
vocative a mhonabhair
genitive monabhair
dative monabhar
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an monabhar
genitive an mhonabhair
dative leis an monabhar
don mhonabhar

Derived terms

  • monabhrach (“murmurer; whisperer, detractor; murmuring”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of monabhar
radical lenition eclipsis
monabhar mhonabhar not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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