ardcheannach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From ard- + ceann + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
ardcheannach (genitive singular masculine ardcheannaigh, genitive singular feminine ardcheannaí, plural ardcheannacha, comparative ardcheannaí)
Declension edit
Declension of ardcheannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ardcheannach | ardcheannach | ardcheannacha | |
| Vocative | ardcheannaigh | ardcheannacha | ||
| Genitive | ardcheannaí | ardcheannacha | ardcheannach | |
| Dative | ardcheannach | ardcheannach; ardcheannaigh (archaic) |
ardcheannacha | |
| Comparative | níos ardcheannaí | |||
| Superlative | is ardcheannaí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardcheannach | n-ardcheannach | hardcheannach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardcheannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN