mórchúiseach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mórchúiseach (genitive singular masculine mórchúisigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúisí, plural mórchúiseacha, comparative mórchúisí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | mórchúiseach | mhórchúiseach | mórchúiseacha; mhórchúiseacha2 | |
| vocative | mhórchúisigh | mórchúiseacha | ||
| genitive | mórchúisí | mórchúiseacha | mórchúiseach | |
| dative | mórchúiseach; mhórchúiseach1 |
mhórchúiseach; mhórchúisigh (archaic) |
mórchúiseacha; mhórchúiseacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos mórchúisí | |||
| Superlative | is mórchúisí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mórchúiseach | mhórchúiseach | 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) “mórchúiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “pompous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “proud”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “self-important”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024