mórtasach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mórtas +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mórtasach (genitive singular masculine mórtasaigh, genitive singular feminine mórtasaí, plural mórtasacha, comparative mórtasaí)

  1. boastful, bragging
  2. haughty, supercilious
  3. proud (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied)
  4. exultant, joyous

Declension

Declension of mórtasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative mórtasach mhórtasach mórtasacha;
mhórtasacha2
vocative mhórtasaigh mórtasacha
genitive mórtasaí mórtasacha mórtasach
dative mórtasach;
mhórtasach1
mhórtasach;
mhórtasaigh (archaic)
mórtasacha;
mhórtasacha2
Comparative níos mórtasaí
Superlative is mórtasaí

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 mórtasach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórtasach mhórtasach 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. ^ mórtasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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