móiréiseach
Irish
Adjective
móiréiseach (genitive singular masculine móiréisigh, genitive singular feminine móiréisí, plural móiréiseacha, comparative móiréisí)
- haughty, pretentious
- Antonym: neamh-mhóiréiseach
Declension
Declension of móiréiseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | móiréiseach | mhóiréiseach | móiréiseacha; mhóiréiseacha² | |
Vocative | mhóiréiseach | móiréiseacha | ||
Genitive | móiréisí | móiréiseacha | móiréiseach | |
Dative | móiréiseach; mhóiréiseach¹ |
mhóiréiseach | móiréiseacha; mhóiréiseacha² | |
Comparative | níos móiréisí | |||
Superlative | is móiréisí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
móiréiseach | mhóiréiseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “móiréiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “móiréiseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “móiréiseach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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