Ard-Aighne

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high”) +‎ aighne (“pleader, advocate”).

Noun

Ard-Aighne m (genitive singular Ard-Aighne, nominative plural Ard-Aighní)

1. attorney-general

Declension

Declension of Ard-Aighne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative Ard-Aighne Ard-Aighní Vocative a Ard-Aighne a Ard-Aighní Genitive Ard-Aighne Ard-Aighní Dative Ard-Aighne Ard-Aighní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tArd-Aighne na hArd-Aighní Genitive an Ard-Aighne na nArd-Aighní Dative leis an Ard-Aighne don Ard-Aighne leis na hArd-Aighní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ard-Aighne	nArd-Aighne	hArd-Aighne	tArd-Aighne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ard-Aighne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Ard-Aighne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “tArd-Aighne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.