neamh-mhóiréiseach

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Irish

Etymology

From neamh- (negative prefix) +‎ móiréiseach (“haughty, pretentious”).

Adjective

neamh-mhóiréiseach (genitive singular masculine neamh-mhóiréisigh, genitive singular feminine neamh-mhóiréisí, plural neamh-mhóiréiseacha, comparative neamh-mhóiréisí)

  1. unpretentious
    Synonyms: gan ghaisce, gan mhórtas
    Antonym: móiréiseach

Declension

Declension of neamh-mhóiréiseach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative neamh-mhóiréiseach neamh-mhóiréiseach neamh-mhóiréiseacha;
neamh-mhóiréiseacha2
vocative neamh-mhóiréiseach neamh-mhóiréiseacha
genitive neamh-mhóiréisí neamh-mhóiréiseacha neamh-mhóiréiseach
dative neamh-mhóiréiseach;
neamh-mhóiréiseach1 		neamh-mhóiréiseach neamh-mhóiréiseacha;
neamh-mhóiréiseacha2
Comparative níos neamh-mhóiréisí
Superlative is neamh-mhóiréisí

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 neamh-mhóiréiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
neamh-mhóiréiseach not applicable 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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