mórbhéalach

See also: mórbhealach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ béal (“mouth”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórbhéalach (genitive singular masculine mórbhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine mórbhéalaí, plural mórbhéalacha, comparative mórbhéalaí)

1. bigmouthed
2. blabbering

Declension

Declension of mórbhéalach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórbhéalach	mhórbhéalach	mórbhéalacha; mhórbhéalacha2
vocative	mhórbhéalaigh		mórbhéalacha
genitive		mórbhéalaí	mórbhéalacha	mórbhéalach
dative	mórbhéalach; mhórbhéalach1	mhórbhéalach; mhórbhéalaigh (archaic)	mórbhéalacha; mhórbhéalacha2
Comparative	níos mórbhéalaí
Superlative	is mórbhéalaí

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

Related terms

• mórbholgach
• mórcheannach
• mórchnámhach
• mórghuthach
• mórshrónach

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórbhéalach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórbhéalach	mhórbhéalach	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórbhéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórbhéalach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm