ordú

See also: ordu and orðu

Irish

Alternative forms

• ordughadh, órdughadh (superseded)

Etymology

ordaigh +‎ -ú

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /oːɾˠˈd̪ˠuː/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈəuɾˠd̪ˠuː/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈoːɾˠd̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈoːɾˠd̪ˠu/

Noun

ordú m (genitive singular ordaithe, nominative plural orduithe)

1. verbal noun of ordaigh
2. order
3. command
4. (biblical) commandment
5. suggestion
6. (linguistics) imperative (mood)

Declension

Declension of ordú

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ordú orduithe Vocative a ordú a orduithe Genitive ordaithe orduithe Dative ordú orduithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ordú na horduithe Genitive an ordaithe na n-orduithe Dative leis an ordú don ordú leis na horduithe

Derived terms

• buanordú (“standing order”)
• as ordú (“out of order”)
• in ordú (“in order”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ordugad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “ordú”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “órduġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 534
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ordú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN