mórbholgach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ bolg (“belly”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórbholgach (genitive singular masculine mórbholgaigh, genitive singular feminine mórbholgaí, plural mórbholgacha, comparative mórbholgaí)

1. big-bellied

Declension

Declension of mórbholgach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórbholgach	mhórbholgach	mórbholgacha; mhórbholgacha2
vocative	mhórbholgaigh		mórbholgacha
genitive		mórbholgaí	mórbholgacha	mórbholgach
dative	mórbholgach; mhórbholgach1	mhórbholgach; mhórbholgaigh (archaic)	mórbholgacha; mhórbholgacha2
Comparative	níos mórbholgaí
Superlative	is mórbholgaí

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

• mórbhéalach
• mórcheannach
• mórchnámhach
• mórghuthach
• mórshrónach

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórbholgach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórbholgach	mhórbholgach	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) “mórbholgach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórbholgach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm