mórthaibhseach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- +‎ taibhse + -ach.

Adjective

mórthaibhseach (genitive singular masculine mórthaibhsigh, genitive singular feminine mórthaibhsí, plural mórthaibhseacha, comparative mórthaibhsí)

  1. looming large
  2. gaudy, spectacular

Declension

Declension of mórthaibhseach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mórthaibhseach mhórthaibhseach mórthaibhseacha;
mhórthaibhseacha2
vocative mhórthaibhsigh mórthaibhseacha
genitive mórthaibhsí mórthaibhseacha mórthaibhseach
dative mórthaibhseach;
mhórthaibhseach1 		mhórthaibhseach;
mhórthaibhsigh (archaic) 		mórthaibhseacha;
mhórthaibhseacha2
Comparative níos mórthaibhsí
Superlative is mórthaibhsí

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 mórthaibhseach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórthaibhseach mhórthaibhseach 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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