ardchlár

Irish

Etymology

ard- (“high”) +‎ clár (“plain”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠˌxl̪ˠɑːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠˌxlˠɑːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈæːɾˠd̪ˠˌxlˠæːɾˠ/

Noun

ardchlár m (genitive singular ardchláir, nominative plural ardchláir)

1. (geography) plateau, tableland

Declension

Declension of ardchlár

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ardchlár ardchláir Vocative a ardchláir a ardchlára Genitive ardchláir ardchlár Dative ardchlár ardchláir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ardchlár na hardchláir Genitive an ardchláir na n-ardchlár Dative leis an ardchlár don ardchlár leis na hardchláir

Derived terms

• Ardchlár na Tibéide m (“the Tibetan Plateau”)
• oll-ardchlár m (“continental plateau”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardchlár”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN