mórsheisear

Irish

mórsheisear

Etymology

mór- +‎ seisear

Noun

mórsheisear m (genitive singular mórsheisir)

1. seven people

   Synonym: seachtar

Usage notes

• Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension

Declension of mórsheisear (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mórsheisear vocative a mhórsheisir genitive mórsheisir dative mórsheisear forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mórsheisear genitive an mhórsheisir dative leis an mórsheisear don mhórsheisear

Related terms

• seacht (“seven”) (non-personal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórsheisear

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórsheisear	mhórsheisear	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) “mórsheisear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórsheisear”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm