ardcheannasaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From ard- (“high”) +‎ ceannasaí (“commander”).

Noun

ardcheannasaí m (genitive singular ardcheannasaí, nominative plural ardcheannasaithe)

1. commander in chief, supremo

Declension

Declension of ardcheannasaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ardcheannasaí ardcheannasaithe Vocative a ardcheannasaí a ardcheannasaithe Genitive ardcheannasaí ardcheannasaithe Dative ardcheannasaí ardcheannasaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ardcheannasaí na hardcheannasaithe Genitive an ardcheannasaí na n-ardcheannasaithe Dative leis an ardcheannasaí don ardcheannasaí leis na hardcheannasaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ardcheannasaí

1. inflection of ardcheannasach (“supreme, predominant; sovereign”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• ardcheannasaighe (obsolete)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardcheannasaí	n-ardcheannasaí	hardcheannasaí	t-ardcheannasaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ardcheannasaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ardcheannasaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024