mórthaibhseach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mórthaibhseach (genitive singular masculine mórthaibhsigh, genitive singular feminine mórthaibhsí, plural mórthaibhseacha, comparative mórthaibhsí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mórthaibhseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mórthaibhseach | mhórthaibhseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- 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