ardnósach

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high”) +‎ nós (“custom, manner, style”) + -ach (adjectival ending) or ardnós +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ardnósach (genitive singular masculine ardnósaigh, genitive singular feminine ardnósaí, plural ardnósacha, comparative ardnósaí)

1. grand, pompous; formal
2. highbrow

Declension

Declension of ardnósach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ardnósach	ardnósach	ardnósacha
Vocative	ardnósaigh		ardnósacha
Genitive		ardnósaí	ardnósacha	ardnósach
Dative	ardnósach	ardnósach; ardnósaigh (archaic)	ardnósacha
Comparative	níos ardnósaí
Superlative	is ardnósaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardnósach	n-ardnósach	hardnósach	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) “ardnósach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN