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-mhor
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mhòr mhór
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From gd sga -mar (compare ga -mhar).
Pronunciation
gd /vor/
Suffix
gd suffix
Forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of “full of what is denoted by the noun", similar to -ful in English
gd ceòl music → gd ceòlmhor musical
gd feòil flesh → gd feòlmhor sensual, erotic; carnal, lustful; fleshy, fat; brutish, bestial
gd iochd mercy, pity, compassion, grace → gd iochdmhor clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, kind
gd iùl knowledge → gd iùlmhor wise, learned, sagacious, sensible
gd sìol seed → gd sìolmhor prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful, abounding in seed
Derived terms
gd