mórmhaor

Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“great-, grand-, main-, major”) +‎ maor (“steward”).

Noun

mórmhaor m (genitive singular mórmhaoir, nominative plural mórmhaoir)

1. high steward

Declension

Declension of mórmhaor

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative mórmhaor mórmhaoir Vocative a mhórmhaoir a mhórmhaora Genitive mórmhaoir mórmhaor Dative mórmhaor mórmhaoir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an mórmhaor na mórmhaoir Genitive an mhórmhaoir na mórmhaor Dative leis an mórmhaor don mhórmhaor leis na mórmhaoir

Derived terms

• mórmhaor armais m (“king-of-arms”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórmhaor”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN