mórshrónach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ srón (“nose”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórshrónach (genitive singular masculine mórshrónaigh, genitive singular feminine mórshrónaí, plural mórshrónacha, comparative mórshrónaí)

1. big-nosed, bottlenosed

   Synonym: bolgshrónach

Declension

Declension of mórshrónach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórshrónach	mhórshrónach	mórshrónacha; mhórshrónacha2
vocative	mhórshrónaigh		mórshrónacha
genitive		mórshrónaí	mórshrónacha	mórshrónach
dative	mórshrónach; mhórshrónach1	mhórshrónach; mhórshrónaigh (archaic)	mórshrónacha; mhórshrónacha2
Comparative	níos mórshrónaí
Superlative	is mórshrónaí

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

• mórbhealach
• mórbholgach
• mórcheannach
• mórchnámhach
• mórghuthach

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórshrónach

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