móiréiseach

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Irish

Etymology

From móiréis (“haughtiness, pretension”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

móiréiseach (genitive singular masculine móiréisigh, genitive singular feminine móiréisí, plural móiréiseacha, comparative móiréisí)

  1. haughty, pretentious
    Antonym: neamh-mhóiréiseach

Declension

Declension of móiréiseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative móiréiseach mhóiréiseach móiréiseacha;
mhóiréiseacha2
vocative mhóiréiseach móiréiseacha
genitive móiréisí móiréiseacha móiréiseach
dative móiréiseach;
mhóiréiseach1 		mhóiréiseach móiréiseacha;
mhóiréiseacha2
Comparative níos móiréisí
Superlative is móiréisí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of móiréiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
móiréiseach mhóiréiseach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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