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mórintinneach

Irish

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Etymology

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From mórintinn (“greatness of mind, greatness of purpose; magnanimity”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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mórintinneach (genitive singular masculine mórintinnigh, genitive singular feminine mórintinní, plural mórintinneacha, comparative mórintinní)

  1. high-minded, high-purposed
  2. magnanimous

Declension

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Declension of mórintinneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative mórintinneach mhórintinneach mórintinneacha;
mhórintinneacha²
Vocative mhórintinnigh mórintinneacha
Genitive mórintinní mórintinneacha mórintinneach
Dative mórintinneach;
mhórintinneach¹ 		mhórintinneach;
mhórintinnigh (archaic) 		mórintinneacha;
mhórintinneacha²
Comparative níos mórintinní
Superlative is mórintinní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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

Further reading

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