mór-ais

See also: morais and moráis

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ ais.

Noun

mór-ais f (genitive singular mór-aise, nominative plural mór-aiseanna)

1. (geometry) major axis

Declension

Declension of mór-ais

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mór-ais mór-aiseanna Vocative a mhór-ais a mhór-aiseanna Genitive mór-aise mór-aiseanna Dative mór-ais mór-aiseanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhór-ais na mór-aiseanna Genitive na mór-aise na mór-aiseanna Dative leis an mór-ais don mhór-ais leis na mór-aiseanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mór-ais	mhór-ais	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) “mór-ais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mór-ais”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mór-ais”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024