mórmheasúil

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ measúil.

Adjective

mórmheasúil (genitive singular masculine mórmheasúil, genitive singular feminine mórmheasúla, plural mórmheasúla, comparative mórmheasúla)

1. highly esteemed
2. conceited

Declension

Declension of mórmheasúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	mórmheasúil	mhórmheasúil	mórmheasúla; mhórmheasúla²
Vocative	mhórmheasúil		mórmheasúla
Genitive		mórmheasúla	mórmheasúla	mórmheasúil
Dative	mórmheasúil; mhórmheasúil¹	mhórmheasúil	mórmheasúla; mhórmheasúla²
Comparative	níos mórmheasúla
Superlative	is mórmheasúla

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mórmheasúil	mhórmheasúil	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) “mórmheasúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN