mórchúramach
Irish
Etymology 1
mór- (“great, large”) + cúramach
Adjective
mórchúramach
- exercising great care, great responsibility
Declension
Declension of mórchúramach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mórchúramach | mhórchúramach | mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
| Vocative | mhórchúramaigh | mórchúramacha | ||
| Genitive | mórchúramaí | mórchúramacha | mórchúramach | |
| Dative | mórchúramach; mhórchúramach¹ |
mhórchúramach; mhórchúramaigh (archaic) |
mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mórchúramaí | |||
| Superlative | is mórchúramaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
From mór- (“great, large”) + cúram (“family”) + -ach.
Adjective
mórchúramach (genitive singular masculine mórchúramaigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúramaí, plural mórchúramacha, comparative mórchúramaí)
- having a large household
Declension
Declension of mórchúramach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | mórchúramach | mhórchúramach | mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
| Vocative | mhórchúramaigh | mórchúramacha | ||
| Genitive | mórchúramaí | mórchúramacha | mórchúramach | |
| Dative | mórchúramach; mhórchúramach¹ |
mhórchúramach; mhórchúramaigh (archaic) |
mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
| Comparative | níos mórchúramaí | |||
| Superlative | is mórchúramaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.