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mórán

mórán

See also: moran, Moran, mòran, and mòrán

Irish

Noun

mórán m (genitive singular móráin)

  1. a large amount (followed by the genitive; usually translated into English by much or many)
    Níl mórán céille aige.
    He doesn’t have much sense.
    Ní chonaic mé le mórán blianta é
    I haven’t seen him for many years.
    Níl mórán nach dtuigeann sé.
    There isn’t much he doesn’t understand.

Usage notes

Used only in negative statements and in questions. In positive statements, neart or a lán is used instead.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mórán mhórán unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.