fómhar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Manx fouyr.

Pronunciation

Noun

fómhar m (genitive singular fómhair, nominative plural fómhair)

  1. autumn, fall; harvest season
  2. harvest (of crop, work)
  3. (as verbal noun, ag ~) harvesting

Declension

Derived terms

  • Deireadh Fómhair (“October”)
  • fómharach (“autumnal”)
  • fómharúil (“harvest-like, pertaining to the harvest; bustling, diligent”, adjective)
  • Meán Fómhair (“September”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fómhar fhómhar bhfómhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (“spring”) samhradh (“summer”) fómhar (“autumn”) geimhreadh (“winter”)

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

Further reading

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