mórluath

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ luath (“quick, fast; early, soon”).

Adjective

mórluath (genitive singular masculine mórluaith, genitive singular feminine mórluaithe, plural mórluatha, not comparable)

1. very early
2. very fast

Declension

Declension of mórluath

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórluath	mhórluath	mórluatha; mhórluatha2
vocative	mhórluaith		mórluatha
genitive		mórluaithe	mórluatha	mórluath
dative	mórluath; mhórluath1	mhórluath; mhórluaith (archaic)	mórluatha; mhórluatha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

• mórluas

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórluath

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