mórchúiseach

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Irish

Etymology

From mórchúis +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mórchúiseach (genitive singular masculine mórchúisigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúisí, plural mórchúiseacha, comparative mórchúisí)

  1. self-important, proud, pompous

Declension

Declension of mórchúiseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mórchúiseach mhórchúiseach mórchúiseacha;
mhórchúiseacha2
vocative mhórchúisigh mórchúiseacha
genitive mórchúisí mórchúiseacha mórchúiseach
dative mórchúiseach;
mhórchúiseach1
mhórchúiseach;
mhórchúisigh (archaic)
mórchúiseacha;
mhórchúiseacha2
Comparative níos mórchúisí
Superlative is mórchúisí

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 mórchúiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórchúiseach mhórchúiseach not applicable

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórchúiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • pompous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • proud”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • self-important”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024