mórsheisear

Irish

Etymology

mór- +‎ seisear

Noun

mórsheisear m (genitive singular mórsheisir)

  1. seven people
    Synonym: seachtar

Usage notes

  • Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension

Declension of mórsheisear (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative mórsheisear
vocative a mhórsheisir
genitive mórsheisir
dative mórsheisear
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an mórsheisear
genitive an mhórsheisir
dative leis an mórsheisear
don mhórsheisear
  • seacht (“seven”) (non-personal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórsheisear
radical lenition eclipsis
mórsheisear mhórsheisear 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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