mórintinneach
Irish
Etymology
From mórintinn (“greatness of mind, greatness of purpose; magnanimity”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
mórintinneach (genitive singular masculine mórintinnigh, genitive singular feminine mórintinní, plural mórintinneacha, comparative mórintinní)
- high-minded, high-purposed
- magnanimous
Declension
Declension of mórintinneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mórintinneach | mhórintinneach | mórintinneacha; mhórintinneacha² | |
Vocative | mhórintinnigh | mórintinneacha | ||
Genitive | mórintinní | mórintinneacha | mórintinneach | |
Dative | mórintinneach; mhórintinneach¹ | mhórintinneach; mhórintinnigh (archaic) | mórintinneacha; mhórintinneacha² | |
Comparative | níos mórintinní | |||
Superlative | is mórintinní |
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 |
mórintinneach | mhórintinneach | 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), “mórintinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mórintinneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mórintinneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.