mórtasach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
mórtasach (genitive singular masculine mórtasaigh, genitive singular feminine mórtasaí, plural mórtasacha, comparative mórtasaí)
- boastful, bragging
- haughty, supercilious
- proud [+ as (object) = of] (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied)
- exultant, joyous
Declension edit
Declension of mórtasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mórtasach | mhórtasach | mórtasacha; mhórtasacha² | |
| Vocative | mhórtasaigh | mórtasacha | ||
| Genitive | mórtasaí | mórtasacha | mórtasach | |
| Dative | mórtasach; mhórtasach¹ |
mhórtasach; mhórtasaigh (archaic) |
mórtasacha; mhórtasacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mórtasaí | |||
| Superlative | is mórtasaí | |||
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 |
| mórtasach | mhórtasach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mórtasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 497
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórtasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN