mórshrónach

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Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ srón (“nose”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórshrónach (genitive singular masculine mórshrónaigh, genitive singular feminine mórshrónaí, plural mórshrónacha, comparative mórshrónaí)

  1. big-nosed, bottlenosed
    Synonym: bolgshrónach

Declension

Declension of mórshrónach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mórshrónach mhórshrónach mórshrónacha;
mhórshrónacha2
vocative mhórshrónaigh mórshrónacha
genitive mórshrónaí mórshrónacha mórshrónach
dative mórshrónach;
mhórshrónach1 		mhórshrónach;
mhórshrónaigh (archaic) 		mórshrónacha;
mhórshrónacha2
Comparative níos mórshrónaí
Superlative is mórshrónaí

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 mórshrónach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórshrónach mhórshrónach 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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