mormónta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mormónt, mormónta, from Middle English wermode.

Noun

mormónta m (genitive singular mormónta, nominative plural mormóntaí)

1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Declension

Declension of mormónta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mormónta mormóntaí Vocative a mhormónta a mhormóntaí Genitive mormónta mormóntaí Dative mormónta mormóntaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mormónta na mormóntaí Genitive an mhormónta na mormóntaí Dative leis an mormónta don mhormónta leis na mormóntaí

Derived terms

• fíon mormónta m (“vermouth”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mormónta	mhormónta	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) “mormónta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “mormónta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “mormónta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “mormónta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.