mórchúramach

Irish

Etymology 1

From mór- +‎ cúramach.

Adjective

mórchúramach (genitive singular masculine mórchúramaigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúramaí, plural mórchúramacha, comparative mórchúramaí)

  1. exercising great care, great responsibility

Etymology 2

From mór- (“great, large”) +‎ cúram (“family”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórchúramach (genitive singular masculine mórchúramaigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúramaí, plural mórchúramacha, comparative mórchúramaí)

  1. having a large household

Declension

Declension of mórchúramach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mórchúramach mhórchúramach mórchúramacha;
mhórchúramacha2
vocative mhórchúramaigh mórchúramacha
genitive mórchúramaí mórchúramacha mórchúramach
dative mórchúramach;
mhórchúramach1 		mhórchúramach;
mhórchúramaigh (archaic) 		mórchúramacha;
mhórchúramacha2
Comparative níos mórchúramaí
Superlative is mórchúramaí

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 mórchúramach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórchúramach mhórchúramach 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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