mórsheisear

Irish

mórsheisear

Etymology

mór- +‎ seisear

Noun

mórsheisear m (genitive singular mórsheisir)

1. seven people

   Synonym: seachtar

Usage notes

• Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension

Declension of mórsheisear

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative mórsheisear Vocative a mhórsheisir Genitive mórsheisir Dative mórsheisear

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an mórsheisear Genitive an mhórsheisir Dative leis an mórsheisear don mhórsheisear

Related terms

• seacht (“seven”) (non-personal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mórsheisear	mhórsheisear	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) “mórsheisear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mórsheisear”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm