mórfhoclach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]mórfhoclach (genitive singular masculine mórfhoclaigh, genitive singular feminine mórfhoclaí, plural mórfhoclacha, comparative mórfhoclaí)
- magniloquent, high-sounding, oratorical
- Synonym: óráideach
- bombastic, boastful
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | mórfhoclach | mhórfhoclach | mórfhoclacha; mhórfhoclacha2 | |
| vocative | mhórfhoclaigh | mórfhoclacha | ||
| genitive | mórfhoclaí | mórfhoclacha | mórfhoclach | |
| dative | mórfhoclach; mhórfhoclach1 |
mhórfhoclach; mhórfhoclaigh (archaic) |
mórfhoclacha; mhórfhoclacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos mórfhoclaí | |||
| Superlative | is mórfhoclaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| mórfhoclach | mhórfhoclach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórfhoclach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórfhoclach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mórfhoclach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024