mórchúis
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mórchúis f (genitive singular mórchúise)
- self-importance, pride, pomposity
- Synonym: postúlacht
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- mórchúiseach (“self-important, proud, pompous”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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mórchúis | mhórchúis | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórchúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “pomposity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- “pride”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- “self-importance”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025