Maorach

See also: maorach

Irish

Etymology

From Maori Māori, māori (literally “aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”) (+ -ach).

Adjective

Maorach (genitive singular masculine Maoraigh, genitive singular feminine Maoraí, plural Maoracha, not comparable)

1. Maori (ethnicity, culture)

Declension

Declension of Maorach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Maorach	Mhaorach	Maoracha; Mhaoracha²
Vocative	Mhaoraigh		Maoracha
Genitive		Maoraí	Maoracha	Maorach
Dative	Maorach; Mhaorach¹	Mhaorach; Mhaoraigh (archaic)	Maoracha; Mhaoracha²
Comparative	níos Maoraí
Superlative	is Maoraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Maorach m (genitive singular Maoraigh, nominative plural Maoraigh)

1. a Maori person

Declension

Declension of Maorach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Maorach Maoraigh Vocative a Mhaoraigh a Mhaoracha Genitive Maoraigh Maorach Dative Maorach Maoraigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Maorach na Maoraigh Genitive an Mhaoraigh na Maorach Dative leis an Maorach don Mhaorach leis na Maoraigh

Related terms

• Maorais f (“the Maori language”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Maorach	Mhaorach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Maorach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024