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ardcheannasach
ardcheannasach
Irish
Adjective
ardcheannasach (genitive singular masculine ardcheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine ardcheannasaí, plural ardcheannasacha, comparative ardcheannasaí)
Declension
Declension of ardcheannasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasach¹ | ardcheannasacha³ | |
| Vocative | ardcheannasaigh¹ | ardcheannasach¹ | ardcheannasacha | |
| Genitive | ardcheannasaigh¹ | ardcheannasaí (obsolete) ardcheannasaighe |
ardcheannasacha | ardcheannasach |
| Dative | ardcheannasach² | ardcheannasach¹ (archaic) ardcheannasaigh¹ |
ardcheannasacha³ | |
| Comparative | ardcheannasaí (obsolete) ardcheannasaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (sovereign): ceannasach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardcheannasach | n-ardcheannasach | hardcheannasach | t-ardcheannasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ardcheannasach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.