móiréiseach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From móiréis (“haughtiness, pretension”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
móiréiseach (genitive singular masculine móiréisigh, genitive singular feminine móiréisí, plural móiréiseacha, comparative móiréisí)
- haughty, pretentious
- Antonym: neamh-mhóiréiseach
Declension edit
Declension of móiréiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- 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.