mórchúiseach
Irish
Adjective
mórchúiseach (genitive singular masculine mórchúisigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúisí, plural mórchúiseacha, comparative mórchúisí)
Declension
Declension of mórchúiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mórchúiseach | mhórchúiseach | mórchúiseacha; mhórchúiseacha² | |
| Vocative | mhórchúisigh | mórchúiseacha | ||
| Genitive | mórchúisí | mórchúiseacha | mórchúiseach | |
| Dative | mórchúiseach; mhórchúiseach¹ |
mhórchúiseach; mhórchúisigh (archaic) |
mórchúiseacha; mhórchúiseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mórchúisí | |||
| Superlative | is mórchúisí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mórchúiseach | mhórchúiseach | 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) “mórchúiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “pompous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “proud”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “self-important”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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