ardleicneach

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ leiceann + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ardleicneach (genitive singular masculine ardleicnigh, genitive singular feminine ardleicní, plural ardleicneacha, comparative ardleicní)

1. having high cheek-bones

Declension

Declension of ardleicneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ardleicneach	ardleicneach	ardleicneacha
Vocative	ardleicnigh		ardleicneacha
Genitive		ardleicní	ardleicneacha	ardleicneach
Dative	ardleicneach	ardleicneach; ardleicnigh (archaic)	ardleicneacha
Comparative	níos ardleicní
Superlative	is ardleicní

Mutation

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

Further reading

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