Irish edit

Etymology edit

From mór +‎ -án.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mórán m (genitive singular móráin)

  1. a large amount (followed by the genitive; usually translated into English by much or many)
    Níl mórán céille aige.
    He doesn’t have much sense.
    Ní chonaic mé le mórán blianta é
    I haven’t seen him for many years.
    Níl mórán nach dtuigeann sé.
    There isn’t much he doesn’t understand.

Usage notes edit

Used only in negative statements and in questions. In positive statements, neart or a lán is used instead.

Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mórán mhórán not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 66

Further reading edit