mórtas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • mórtais

Etymology

From Middle Irish mórdatu +‎ -as. By surface analysis, mór +‎ -tas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠoːɾˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

mórtas m (genitive singular mórtais)

  1. pride, haughtiness; boastfulness
    Synonyms: airdiúlacht, borrachas, móiréis, teidealacht, toirtéis, uaill
  2. high spirits, exultation
  3. (nautical) swell
  4. alternative form of mórtachas (“friendliness”)

Declension

Declension of mórtas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative mórtas
vocative a mhótais
genitive mótais
dative mórtas
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an mórtas
genitive an mhótais
dative leis an mórtas
don mhórtas

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórtas
radical lenition eclipsis
mórtas mhórtas 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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