mórfhoclach
Irish
Etymology
From mór- (“great-, grand-, main-, giant, major”) + focal (“word”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
mórfhoclach (genitive singular masculine mórfhoclaigh, genitive singular feminine mórfhoclaí, plural mórfhoclacha, comparative mórfhoclaí)
Declension
Declension of mórfhoclach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mórfhoclach | mhórfhoclach | mórfhoclacha; mhórfhoclacha² | |
| Vocative | mhórfhoclaigh | mórfhoclacha | ||
| Genitive | mórfhoclaí | mórfhoclacha | mórfhoclach | |
| Dative | mórfhoclach; mhórfhoclach¹ |
mhórfhoclach; mhórfhoclaigh (archaic) |
mórfhoclacha; mhórfhoclacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mórfhoclaí | |||
| Superlative | is mórfhoclaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (oratorical): óráideach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| mórfhoclach | mhórfhoclach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "mórfhoclach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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