mótarbhealach

Irish

Etymology

From mótar (“motor”) +‎ bealach (“way, road”).

Noun

mótarbhealach m (genitive singular mótarbhealaigh, nominative plural mótarbhealaí)

1. motorway, autoroute

Declension

Declension of mótarbhealach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative mótarbhealach mótarbhealaí Vocative a mhótarbhealaigh a mhótarbhealaí Genitive mótarbhealaigh mótarbhealaí Dative mótarbhealach mótarbhealaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mótarbhealach na mótarbhealaí Genitive an mhótarbhealaigh na mótarbhealaí Dative leis an mótarbhealach don mhótarbhealach leis na mótarbhealaí

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mótarbhealach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mótarbhealach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024