mórintinneach

Irish

Etymology

From mórintinn (“greatness of mind, greatness of purpose; magnanimity”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mórintinneach (genitive singular masculine mórintinnigh, genitive singular feminine mórintinní, plural mórintinneacha, comparative mórintinní)

1. high-minded, high-purposed
2. magnanimous

Declension

Declension of mórintinneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	mórintinneach	mhórintinneach	mórintinneacha; mhórintinneacha²
Vocative	mhórintinnigh		mórintinneacha
Genitive		mórintinní	mórintinneacha	mórintinneach
Dative	mórintinneach; mhórintinneach¹	mhórintinneach; mhórintinnigh (archaic)	mórintinneacha; mhórintinneacha²
Comparative	níos mórintinní
Superlative	is mórintinní

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
mórintinneach	mhórintinneach	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) “mórintinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórintinneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “mórintinneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024