From mór- (“big-”) + bolg (“belly”) + -ach.
mórbholgach (genitive singular masculine mórbholgaigh, genitive singular feminine mórbholgaí, plural mórbholgacha, comparative mórbholgaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | mórbholgach | mhórbholgach | mórbholgacha; mhórbholgacha2 | |
vocative | mhórbholgaigh | mórbholgacha | ||
genitive | mórbholgaí | mórbholgacha | mórbholgach | |
dative | mórbholgach; mhórbholgach1 |
mhórbholgach; mhórbholgaigh (archaic) |
mórbholgacha; mhórbholgacha2 | |
Comparative | níos mórbholgaí | |||
Superlative | is mórbholgaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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mórbholgach | mhórbholgach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.