From Maori Māori, māori (literally “aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”) (+ -ach).
Maorach (genitive singular masculine Maoraigh, genitive singular feminine Maoraí, plural Maoracha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Maorach | Mhaorach | Maoracha; Mhaoracha² | |
| Vocative | Mhaoraigh | Maoracha | ||
| Genitive | Maoraí | Maoracha | Maorach | |
| Dative | Maorach; Mhaorach¹ |
Mhaorach; Mhaoraigh (archaic) |
Maoracha; Mhaoracha² | |
| Comparative | níos Maoraí | |||
| Superlative | is Maoraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Maorach m (genitive singular Maoraigh, nominative plural Maoraigh)
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Maorach | Mhaorach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||