From Old Irish mosach, from Proto-Celtic *mussāko-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-.
mosach (genitive singular masculine mosaigh, genitive singular feminine mosaí, plural mosacha, comparative mosaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | mosach | mhosach | mosacha; mhosacha2 | |
vocative | mhosaigh | mosacha | ||
genitive | mosaí | mosacha | mosach | |
dative | mosach; mhosach1 |
mhosach; mhosaigh (archaic) |
mosacha; mhosacha2 | |
Comparative | níos mosaí | |||
Superlative | is mosaí |
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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mosach | mhosach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.