mórán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moran"

Irish

Etymology

From mór +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠoːˈɾˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠoːɾˠɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before a more strongly stressed noun) /ˌmˠɔɾˠanˠ/; (with independent stress) /ˈmˠoːɾˠanˠ/, /ˈmˠɔːɾˠanˠ/

Noun

mórán m (genitive singular móráin)

1. (chiefly in the negative) a large amount [with genitive (usually translated into English by much or many)]

   Níl mórán céille aige.

   He doesn’t have much sense.

   Ní chonaic mé le mórán blianta é.

   I haven’t seen him for many years.

   Níl mórán nach dtuigeann sé.

   There isn’t much he doesn’t understand.

Usage notes

Used only in negative statements and in questions. In positive statements, neart or a lán is used instead.

Declension

Declension of mórán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mórán vocative a mhóráin genitive móráin dative mórán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mórán genitive an mhóráin dative leis an mórán don mhórán

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórán	mhórán	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mórán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mórán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025