mórchnámhach

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Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ cnámh (“bone”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórchnámhach (genitive singular masculine mórchnámhaigh, genitive singular feminine mórchnámhaí, plural mórchnámhacha, comparative mórchnámhaí)

  1. big-boned

Declension

Declension of mórchnámhach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mórchnámhach mhórchnámhach mórchnámhacha;
mhórchnámhacha2
vocative mhórchnámhaigh mórchnámhacha
genitive mórchnámhaí mórchnámhacha mórchnámhach
dative mórchnámhach;
mhórchnámhach1 		mhórchnámhach;
mhórchnámhaigh (archaic) 		mórchnámhacha;
mhórchnámhacha2
Comparative níos mórchnámhaí
Superlative is mórchnámhaí

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 mórchnámhach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórchnámhach mhórchnámhach 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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