mórcheannach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ ceann (“head”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórcheannach (genitive singular masculine mórcheannaigh, genitive singular feminine mórcheannaí, plural mórcheannacha, comparative mórcheannaí)

1. big-headed
2. stupid

Declension

Declension of mórcheannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórcheannach	mhórcheannach	mórcheannacha; mhórcheannacha2
vocative	mhórcheannaigh		mórcheannacha
genitive		mórcheannaí	mórcheannacha	mórcheannach
dative	mórcheannach; mhórcheannach1	mhórcheannach; mhórcheannaigh (archaic)	mórcheannacha; mhórcheannacha2
Comparative	níos mórcheannaí
Superlative	is mórcheannaí

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

• mórbhealach
• mórbholgach
• mórchnámhach
• mórghuthach
• mórshrónach

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórcheannach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórcheannach	mhórcheannach	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) “mórcheannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN