mórmheasúil

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ measúil.

Adjective

mórmheasúil (genitive singular masculine mórmheasúil, genitive singular feminine mórmheasúla, plural mórmheasúla, comparative mórmheasúla)

1. highly esteemed
2. conceited

Declension

Declension of mórmheasúil

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórmheasúil	mhórmheasúil	mórmheasúla; mhórmheasúla2
vocative	mhórmheasúil		mórmheasúla
genitive		mórmheasúla	mórmheasúla	mórmheasúil
dative	mórmheasúil; mhórmheasúil1	mhórmheasúil	mórmheasúla; mhórmheasúla2
Comparative	níos mórmheasúla
Superlative	is mórmheasúla

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 mórmheasúil

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