ardcheannach

Irish

Etymology

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

Adjective

ardcheannach (genitive singular masculine ardcheannaigh, genitive singular feminine ardcheannaí, plural ardcheannacha, comparative ardcheannaí)

1. erect; dignified

Declension

Declension of ardcheannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ardcheannach	ardcheannach	ardcheannacha
vocative	ardcheannaigh		ardcheannacha
genitive		ardcheannaí	ardcheannacha	ardcheannach
dative	ardcheannach	ardcheannach; ardcheannaigh (archaic)	ardcheannacha
Comparative	níos ardcheannaí
Superlative	is ardcheannaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardcheannach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardcheannach	n-ardcheannach	hardcheannach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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