mórmhionnach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ mionnach.

Adjective

mórmhionnach (genitive singular masculine mórmhionnaigh, genitive singular feminine mórmhionnaí, plural mórmhionnacha, comparative mórmhionnaí)

1. addicted to swearing

Declension

Declension of mórmhionnach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórmhionnach	mhórmhionnach	mórmhionnacha; mhórmhionnacha2
vocative	mhórmhionnaigh		mórmhionnacha
genitive		mórmhionnaí	mórmhionnacha	mórmhionnach
dative	mórmhionnach; mhórmhionnach1	mhórmhionnach; mhórmhionnaigh (archaic)	mórmhionnacha; mhórmhionnacha2
Comparative	níos mórmhionnaí
Superlative	is mórmhionnaí

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 mórmhionnach

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