mustrach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • mustarach, mustrúnta[1]

Etymology

From mustar (“ostentation”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mustrach (genitive singular masculine mustraigh, genitive singular feminine mustraí, plural mustracha, comparative mustraí)

  1. ostentatious
    Synonyms: gáifeach, taibhseach
  2. vain (overly proud of one's appearance), swaggering
    Synonym: arduallach
  3. conceited, pompous
    Synonyms: postúil, mórchúiseach

Declension

Declension of mustrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mustrach mhustrach mustracha;
mhustracha2
vocative mhustraigh mustracha
genitive mustraí mustracha mustrach
dative mustrach;
mhustrach1 		mhustrach;
mhustraigh (archaic) 		mustracha;
mhustracha2
Comparative níos mustraí
Superlative is mustraí

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 mustrach
radical lenition eclipsis
mustrach mhustrach 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. ^ “mustrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “mustaraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 504
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “mustraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 777; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mustrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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