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, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative mórchúis vocative a mhórchúis genitive mórchúise dative mórchúis forms with the definite article singular nominative an mhórchúis genitive na mórchúise dative leis an mórchúis don mhórchúis

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórchúis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
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

• 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