moghach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From mogh (“bondman, slave”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
moghach (genitive singular masculine moghaigh, genitive singular feminine moghaí, plural moghacha, comparative moghaí)
Declension edit
Declension of moghach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | moghach | mhoghach | moghacha; mhoghacha² | |
| Vocative | mhoghaigh | moghacha | ||
| Genitive | moghaí | moghacha | moghach | |
| Dative | moghach; mhoghach¹ |
mhoghach; mhoghaigh (archaic) |
moghacha; mhoghacha² | |
| Comparative | níos moghaí | |||
| Superlative | is moghaí | |||
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 |
| moghach | mhoghach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moghach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “moghach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.