mórchumhachtach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mórchumhacht + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]mórchumhachtach (genitive singular masculine mórchumhachtaigh, genitive singular feminine mórchumhachtaí, plural mórchumhachtacha, comparative mórchumhachtaí)
- exercising great power, mighty
- omnipotent
- Synonym: ollchumhachtach
- (mechanics) high-powered
- Synonym: ardchumhachta
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | mórchumhachtach | mhórchumhachtach | mórchumhachtacha; mhórchumhachtacha2 | |
vocative | mhórchumhachtaigh | mórchumhachtacha | ||
genitive | mórchumhachtaí | mórchumhachtacha | mórchumhachtach | |
dative | mórchumhachtach; mhórchumhachtach1 |
mhórchumhachtach; mhórchumhachtaigh (archaic) |
mórchumhachtacha; mhórchumhachtacha2 | |
Comparative | níos mórchumhachtaí | |||
Superlative | is mórchumhachtaí |
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 |
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mórchumhachtach | mhórchumhachtach | 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) “mórchumhachtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórchumhachtach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mórchumhachtach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025