fomhórach

Irish

Etymology

Most likely from Old Irish fo- (“under”) +‎ mor, mur (“ocean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠɔˈvoːrˠɑx/

Noun

fomhórach f (genitive singular fomhóraigh, nominative plural fomhóraigh)

1. (Irish mythology, mythology) A Fomorian, a member of the semi-divine race of monsters who inhabited ancient Ireland.

Declension

Declension of fomhórach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fomhórach fomhóraigh vocative a fhomhóraigh a fhomhóracha genitive fomhóraigh fomhórach dative fomhórach fomhóraigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fomhórach na fomhóraigh genitive an fhomhóraigh na bhfomhórach dative leis an bhfomhórach don fhomhórach leis na fomhóraigh

Adjective

fomhórach

1. (Irish mythology, mythology) Relating to the semi-divine race of monster who inhabited ancient Ireland.

Declension

Declension of Fomhórach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Fomhórach	Fhomhórach	Fomhóracha; Fhomhóracha2
vocative	Fhomhóraigh		Fomhóracha
genitive		Fomhóraí	Fomhóracha	Fomhórach
dative	Fomhórach; Fhomhórach1	Fhomhórach; Fhomhóraigh (archaic)	Fomhóracha; Fhomhóracha2
Comparative	níos Fomhóraí
Superlative	is Fomhóraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.