mosach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mosach, from Proto-Celtic *mussāko-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-.

Adjective

mosach (genitive singular masculine mosaigh, genitive singular feminine mosaí, plural mosacha, comparative mosaí)

  1. shaggy, rough, bristly
  2. bristly, grumpy, surly

Declension

Declension of mosach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mosach mhosach mosacha;
mhosacha2
vocative mhosaigh mosacha
genitive mosaí mosacha mosach
dative mosach;
mhosach1 		mhosach;
mhosaigh (archaic) 		mosacha;
mhosacha2
Comparative níos mosaí
Superlative is mosaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • caidhp mhosach (“lawyer's wig”)
  • éadach mosach (“nappy cloth”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mosach
radical lenition eclipsis
mosach mhosach 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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Further reading

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