mórthaibhseach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ taibhse + -ach.

Adjective

mórthaibhseach (genitive singular masculine mórthaibhsigh, genitive singular feminine mórthaibhsí, plural mórthaibhseacha, comparative mórthaibhsí)

1. looming large
2. gaudy, spectacular

Declension

Declension of mórthaibhseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	mórthaibhseach	mhórthaibhseach	mórthaibhseacha; mhórthaibhseacha2
vocative	mhórthaibhsigh		mórthaibhseacha
genitive		mórthaibhsí	mórthaibhseacha	mórthaibhseach
dative	mórthaibhseach; mhórthaibhseach1	mhórthaibhseach; mhórthaibhsigh (archaic)	mórthaibhseacha; mhórthaibhseacha2
Comparative	níos mórthaibhsí
Superlative	is mórthaibhsí

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 mórthaibhseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórthaibhseach	mhórthaibhseach	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) “mórthaibhseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórthaibhseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mórthaibhseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024