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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mórtasach mhórtasach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ “mórtasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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