mómharach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish modmarach. By surface analysis, mómhar (“mannerly, gentle; graceful, dignified; self-content”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mómharach (genitive singular masculine mómharaigh, genitive singular feminine mómharaí, plural mómharacha, comparative mómharaí)

  1. synonym of mómhar (“mannerly, gentle; graceful, dignified; self-content”)

Declension

Declension of mómharach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mómharach mhómharach mómharacha;
mhómharacha2
vocative mhómharaigh mómharacha
genitive mómharaí mómharacha mómharach
dative mómharach;
mhómharach1 		mhómharach;
mhómharaigh (archaic) 		mómharacha;
mhómharacha2
Comparative níos mómharaí
Superlative is mómharaí

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 mómharach
radical lenition eclipsis
mómharach mhómharach 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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