mórintinneach

Irish

Etymology

From mórintinn (“greatness of mind, greatness of purpose; magnanimity”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mórintinneach (genitive singular masculine mórintinnigh, genitive singular feminine mórintinní, plural mórintinneacha, comparative mórintinní)

  1. high-minded, high-purposed
  2. magnanimous

Declension

Declension of mórintinneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mórintinneach mhórintinneach mórintinneacha;
mhórintinneacha2
vocative mhórintinnigh mórintinneacha
genitive mórintinní mórintinneacha mórintinneach
dative mórintinneach;
mhórintinneach1 		mhórintinneach;
mhórintinnigh (archaic) 		mórintinneacha;
mhórintinneacha2
Comparative níos mórintinní
Superlative is mórintinní

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 mórintinneach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórintinneach mhórintinneach 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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