mórtasach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mórtasach (genitive singular masculine mórtasaigh, genitive singular feminine mórtasaí, plural mórtasacha, comparative mórtasaí)
- boastful, bragging
- haughty, supercilious
- proud (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) [with as ‘of’]
- exultant, joyous
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | mórtasach | mhórtasach | mórtasacha; mhórtasacha2 | |
| vocative | mhórtasaigh | mórtasacha | ||
| genitive | mórtasaí | mórtasacha | mórtasach | |
| dative | mórtasach; mhórtasach1 |
mhórtasach; mhórtasaigh (archaic) |
mórtasacha; mhórtasacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos mórtasaí | |||
| Superlative | is mórtasaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mórtasach | mhórtasach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mórtasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 497
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórtasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN