mórchúramach
Irish
Etymology 1
mór- (“great, large”) + cúramach
Adjective
mórchúramach
- exercising great care, great responsibility
Declension
Declension of mórchúramach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mórchúramach | mhórchúramach | mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
Vocative | mhórchúramaigh | mórchúramacha | ||
Genitive | mórchúramaí | mórchúramacha | mórchúramach | |
Dative | mórchúramach; mhórchúramach¹ | mhórchúramach; mhórchúramaigh (archaic) | mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
Comparative | níos mórchúramaí | |||
Superlative | is mórchúramaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
From mór- (“great, large”) + cúram (“family”) + -ach.
Adjective
mórchúramach (genitive singular masculine mórchúramaigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúramaí, plural mórchúramacha, comparative mórchúramaí)
- having a large household
Declension
Declension of mórchúramach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mórchúramach | mhórchúramach | mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
Vocative | mhórchúramaigh | mórchúramacha | ||
Genitive | mórchúramaí | mórchúramacha | mórchúramach | |
Dative | mórchúramach; mhórchúramach¹ | mhórchúramach; mhórchúramaigh (archaic) | mórchúramacha; mhórchúramacha² | |
Comparative | níos mórchúramaí | |||
Superlative | is mórchúramaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mórchúramach | mhórchúramach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |