maothchroíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From maoth +‎ croí +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠiːxɾˠia(x)/, (older) /ˈmˠɯːxɾˠia(x)/[1]

Adjective

maothchroíoch (genitive singular masculine maothchroíoch, genitive singular feminine maothchroíche, plural maothchroíocha, comparative maothchroíche)

  1. tenderhearted

Declension

Declension of maothchroíoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative maothchroíoch mhaothchroíoch maothchroíocha;
mhaothchroíocha2
vocative mhaothchroíoch maothchroíocha
genitive maothchroíche maothchroíocha maothchroíoch
dative maothchroíoch;
mhaothchroíoch1 		mhaothchroíoch maothchroíocha;
mhaothchroíocha2
Comparative níos maothchroíche
Superlative is maothchroíche

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 maothchroíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
maothchroíoch mhaothchroíoch not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 479, page 153

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