mórtas

Irish

Alternative forms

• mórtais

Etymology

From Middle Irish mórdatu +‎ -as. By surface analysis, mór +‎ -tas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmˠoːɾˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

mórtas m (genitive singular mórtais)

1. pride, haughtiness; boastfulness

   Synonyms: airdiúlacht, borrachas, móiréis, teidealacht, toirtéis, uaill

2. high spirits, exultation
3. (nautical) swell
4. Alternative form of mórtachas (“friendliness”)

Declension

Declension of mórtas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative mórtas vocative a mhótais genitive mótais dative mórtas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an mórtas genitive an mhótais dative leis an mórtas don mhórtas

Derived terms

• mórtasach

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórtas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórtas	mhórtas	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) “mórtas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórtas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mórtas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50