mórcheannach

Irish

Etymology

From mór- (“big-”) +‎ ceann (“head”) + -ach.

Adjective

mórcheannach (genitive singular masculine mórcheannaigh, genitive singular feminine mórcheannaí, plural mórcheannacha, comparative mórcheannaí)

  1. big-headed
  2. stupid

Declension

Declension of mórcheannach
Positive singular plural
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.

Mutation

Mutated forms of mórcheannach
radical lenition eclipsis
mórcheannach mhórcheannach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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