mórancaire

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ ancaire.

Noun

mórancaire m (genitive singular mórancaire, nominative plural mórancairí)

1. (nautical) sheet anchor

Declension

Declension of mórancaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mórancaire mórancairí Vocative a mhórancaire a mhórancairí Genitive mórancaire mórancairí Dative mórancaire mórancairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mórancaire na mórancairí Genitive an mhórancaire na mórancairí Dative leis an mórancaire don mhórancaire leis na mórancairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mórancaire	mhórancaire	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) “mórancaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “mórancaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.