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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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