mórchúiseach

Irish

Etymology

From mórchúis +‎ -ach.

Adjective

mórchúiseach (genitive singular masculine mórchúisigh, genitive singular feminine mórchúisí, plural mórchúiseacha, comparative mórchúisí)

  1. self-important, proud, pompous

Declension
Declension of mórchúiseach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative mórchúiseach mhórchúiseach mórchúiseacha;
mhórchúiseacha²
Vocative mhórchúisigh mórchúiseacha
Genitive mórchúisí mórchúiseacha mórchúiseach
Dative mórchúiseach;
mhórchúiseach¹		 mhórchúiseach;
mhórchúisigh (archaic)		 mórchúiseacha;
mhórchúiseacha²
Comparative níos mórchúisí
Superlative is mórchúisí

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
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mórchúiseach mhórchúiseach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "mórchúiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “pompous” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “proud” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “self-important” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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