mórchroíoch
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mórchroíoch (genitive singular masculine mórchroíoch, genitive singular feminine mórchroíche, plural mórchroíocha, comparative mórchroíche)
- big-hearted, generous
- Synonym: gnaíúil
Declension
[edit]Declension of mórchroíoch
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mórchroíoch | mhórchroíoch | mórchroíocha; mhórchroíocha² | |
Vocative | mhórchroíoch | mórchroíocha | ||
Genitive | mórchroíche | mórchroíocha | mórchroíoch | |
Dative | mórchroíoch; mhórchroíoch¹ |
mhórchroíoch | mórchroíocha; mhórchroíocha² | |
Comparative | níos mórchroíche | |||
Superlative | is mórchroíche |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mórchroíoch | mhórchroíoch | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórchroíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórchroíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mórchroíoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024