From maróg (“pudding; paunch”) + -ach.
marógach (genitive singular masculine marógaigh, genitive singular feminine marógaí, plural marógacha, comparative marógaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | marógach | mharógach | marógacha; mharógacha2 | |
vocative | mharógaigh | marógacha | ||
genitive | marógaí | marógacha | marógach | |
dative | marógach; mharógach1 |
mharógach; mharógaigh (archaic) |
marógacha; mharógacha2 | |
Comparative | níos marógaí | |||
Superlative | is marógaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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marógach | mharógach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.