mórtas
Irish
Alternative forms
- mórtais
Etymology
From Middle Irish mórdatu + -as.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmˠoːɾˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
Noun
mórtas m (genitive singular mórtais)
- pride, haughtiness; boastfulness
- Synonyms: airdiúlacht, borrachas, iarlaitheacht, móiréis, teidealacht, toirtéis, uaill
- high spirits, exultation
- (nautical) swell
- Alternative form of mórtachas (“friendliness”)
Declension
Declension of mórtas
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mórtas | mhórtas | 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), “mórtas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mórtas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mórtas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50