mórbhéalach
See also: mórbhealach
Irish
Etymology
From mór- (“big-”) + béal (“mouth”) + -ach.
Adjective
mórbhéalach (genitive singular masculine mórbhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine mórbhéalaí, plural mórbhéalacha, comparative mórbhéalaí)
- bigmouthed
- blabbering
Declension
Declension of mórbhéalach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mórbhéalach | mhórbhéalach | mórbhéalacha; mhórbhéalacha² | |
Vocative | mhórbhéalaigh | mórbhéalacha | ||
Genitive | mórbhéalaí | mórbhéalacha | mórbhéalach | |
Dative | mórbhéalach; mhórbhéalach¹ | mhórbhéalach; mhórbhéalaigh (archaic) | mórbhéalacha; mhórbhéalacha² | |
Comparative | níos mórbhéalaí | |||
Superlative | is mórbhéalaí |
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
- mórbholgach
- mórcheannach
- mórchnámhach
- mórghuthach
- mórshrónach
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mórbhéalach | mhórbhéalach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mórbhéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mórbhéalach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.