mórchuid

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ cuid.

Noun

mórchuid f (genitive singular mórchoda, nominative plural mórchodanna)

1. a great deal (large amount, large number)
2. greater amount, greater number

Declension

Declension of mórchuid (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative mórchuid mórchodanna vocative a mhórchuid a mhórchodanna genitive mórchoda mórchodanna dative mórchuid mórchodanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an mhórchuid na mórchodanna genitive na mórchoda na mórchodanna dative leis an mórchuid don mhórchuid leis na mórchodanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórchuid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórchuid	mhórchuid	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) “mórchuid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórchuid”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mórchuid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024