mórán

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "moran"

Irish

Etymology

From mór +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

mórán m (genitive singular móráin)

  1. a large amount (followed by the genitive; usually translated into English by much or many)
    Níl mórán céille aige.
    He doesn’t have much sense.
    Ní chonaic mé le mórán blianta é
    I haven’t seen him for many years.
    Níl mórán nach dtuigeann sé.
    There isn’t much he doesn’t understand.

Usage notes

Used only in negative statements and in questions. In positive statements, neart or a lán is used instead.

Declension

Declension of mórán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative mórán
vocative a mhóráin
genitive móráin
dative mórán
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an mórán
genitive an mhóráin
dative leis an mórán
don mhórán

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórán
radical lenition eclipsis
mórán mhórán not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 66

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