moghach

Irish

Etymology

From mogh (“bondman, slave”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

moghach (genitive singular masculine moghaigh, genitive singular feminine moghaí, plural moghacha, comparative moghaí)

  1. slavish, servile

Declension

Declension of moghach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative moghach mhoghach moghacha;
mhoghacha2
vocative mhoghaigh moghacha
genitive moghaí moghacha moghach
dative moghach;
mhoghach1 		mhoghach;
mhoghaigh (archaic) 		moghacha;
mhoghacha2
Comparative níos moghaí
Superlative is moghaí

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 moghach
radical lenition eclipsis
moghach mhoghach not applicable

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

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “moghach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “moghach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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