HeyRuaHow to say “moral” in Irish
- Irish:
- morálta
- English:
- moral
- Word type:
- adjective
- More moral:
- níos morálta
- Most moral:
- is morálta
- Pronunciation:
- “MUR-aal-ta” /ˈmˠɔɾˠaːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
What does “morálta” mean?
- moral
- Relating to right and wrong behaviour, or following good principles of behaviour.Also: ethical, principled, virtuous.
“Morálta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is morálta after dualgas (duty, masculine), after ceist (question, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
After a feminine noun the adjective gets a séimhiú, an h after its first letter: ceist mhorálta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: dualgas morálta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, morálta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: dualgais mhorálta; after other plurals it does not: ceisteanna morálta.
More moral, most moral, very moral
Is duine níos morálta é ná a dheartháir. He is a more moral person than his brother.
| more moral | níos morálta | in the past tense: ní ba mhorálta |
|---|---|---|
| most moral | is morálta | in the past tense: ba mhorálta |
| as moral as | chomh morálta le | no change after chomh |
| very moral | an-mhorálta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too moral | rómhorálta | ró- lenites |
“Morálta” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
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Moral in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for moral?
The Irish for moral is morálta (pronounced “MUR-aal-ta”). It comes after the noun: dualgas morálta, a moral duty; ceist mhorálta, a moral question.
How do you say more moral and most moral in Irish?
níos morálta is more moral and is morálta is most moral. In the past tense they become ní ba mhorálta and ba mhorálta.
Why does morálta become mhorálta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So ceist mhorálta (a moral question) but dualgas morálta (a moral duty), because dualgas is masculine.
How do you say very moral in Irish?
an-mhorálta. Too moral is rómhorálta, and as moral as is chomh morálta le.
What is the opposite of 'morálta'?
The opposite is 'mímhorálta', meaning immoral, as in 'iompar mímhorálta' (immoral behaviour).
Is 'morálta' the same as 'eiticiúil'?
They overlap, but 'eiticiúil' means ethical, often in a professional sense, while 'morálta' is the general word for moral.
