airdhirc
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish airdirc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *derk- (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. Compare Welsh ardderchog.
Adjective
editairdhirc (genitive singular masculine airdhirc, genitive singular feminine airdhirce, plural airdhirce, comparative airdhirce)
- (literary) clearly visible, conspicuous; clear, manifest
- Alternative form of oirirc (“eminent, illustrious, renowned”)
Declension
editDeclension of airdhirc
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airdhirc | n-airdhirc | hairdhirc | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airdhirc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airdirc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language