mór-roinn
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom mór- (“great-, grand-, main-, giant, major”) + roinn (“landmass, continent”).
Noun
editmór-roinn f (genitive singular mór-roinne, nominative plural mór-ranna)
Declension
editDeclension of mór-roinn
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- mór-roinneach (“continental”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mór-roinn | mhór-roinn | 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) “mór-roinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mór-roinn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mór-roinn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024