mórchúis

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ cúis.

Noun

mórchúis f (genitive singular mórchúise)

1. self-importance, pride, pomposity

   Synonym: postúlacht

Declension

Declension of mórchúis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mórchúis Vocative a mhórchúis Genitive mórchúise Dative mórchúis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mhórchúis Genitive na mórchúise Dative leis an mórchúis don mhórchúis

Derived terms

• mórchúiseach (“self-important, proud, pompous”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mórchúis	mhórchúis	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórchúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pomposity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “pride”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “self-importance”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024