mórcheannach
Irish
Etymology
From mór- (“big-”) + ceann (“head”) + -ach.
Adjective
mórcheannach
- big-headed
- stupid
Declension
Declension of mórcheannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mórcheannach | mhórcheannach | mórcheannacha; mhórcheannacha² | |
Vocative | mhórcheannaigh | mórcheannacha | ||
Genitive | mórcheannaí | mórcheannacha | mórcheannach | |
Dative | mórcheannach; mhórcheannach¹ | mhórcheannach; mhórcheannaigh (archaic) | mórcheannacha; mhórcheannacha² | |
Comparative | níos mórcheannaí | |||
Superlative | is mórcheannaí |
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
→
- mórbhealach (“bigmouthed, blabbering”)
- mórbholgach (“big-bellied”)
- mórchnámhach (“big-boned”)
- mórghuthach (“loud-voiced”)
- mórshrónach (“big-nosed, bottle-nosed”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mórcheannach | mhórcheannach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |