mórachas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish mórda +‎ -achas.

Pronunciation

Noun

mórachas m (genitive singular mórachais)

  1. gladness
  2. haughtiness, pride

Declension

Declension of mórachas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative mórachas
vocative a mhórachais
genitive mórachais
dative mórachas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an mórachas
genitive an mhórachais
dative leis an mórachas
don mhórachas

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórachas
radical lenition eclipsis
mórachas mhórachas not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 47

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “mórḋaċas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 762; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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