mórbhóthar

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ bóthar.

Noun

mórbhóthar m (genitive singular mórbhóthair, nominative plural mórbhóithre)

1. main road, highway

   Synonym: mórbhealach

Declension

Declension of mórbhóthar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative mórbhóthar mórbhóithre Vocative a mhórbhóthair a mhórbhóithre Genitive mórbhóthair mórbhóithre Dative mórbhóthar mórbhóithre

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mórbhóthar na mórbhóithre Genitive an mhórbhóthair na mórbhóithre Dative leis an mórbhóthar don mhórbhóthar leis na mórbhóithre

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mórbhóthar	mhórbhóthar	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) “mórbhóthar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mórbhóthar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024