mórintinneach

Irish

Etymology

From mórintinn (“greatness of mind, greatness of purpose; magnanimity”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mórintinneach (genitive singular masculine mórintinnigh, genitive singular feminine mórintinní, plural mórintinneacha, comparative mórintinní)

1. high-minded, high-purposed
2. magnanimous

Declension

Declension of mórintinneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórintinneach	mhórintinneach	mórintinneacha; mhórintinneacha2
vocative	mhórintinnigh		mórintinneacha
genitive		mórintinní	mórintinneacha	mórintinneach
dative	mórintinneach; mhórintinneach1	mhórintinneach; mhórintinnigh (archaic)	mórintinneacha; mhórintinneacha2
Comparative	níos mórintinní
Superlative	is mórintinní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórintinneach

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