mórintinneach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mórintinn (“greatness of mind, greatness of purpose; magnanimity”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]mórintinneach (genitive singular masculine mórintinnigh, genitive singular feminine mórintinní, plural mórintinneacha, comparative mórintinní)
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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