mórachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• mórdhachas (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mórda +‎ -achas.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠʌrˠaxəsˠ/ (as if spelled morrachas)

Noun

mórachas m (genitive singular mórachais)

1. gladness
2. haughtiness, pride

Declension

Declension of mórachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mórachas Vocative a mhórachais Genitive mórachais Dative mórachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mórachas Genitive an mhórachais Dative leis an mórachas don mhórachas

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “mórḋaċas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN