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

Mutated forms of mórchúiseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
mórchúiseach	mhórchúiseach	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mórchúiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pompous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “proud”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “self-important”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024