airdhirc

Irish

Alternative forms

• airdhearc

Etymology

From Old Irish airdirc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *derk- (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. Compare Welsh ardderchog.

Adjective

airdhirc (genitive singular masculine airdhirc, genitive singular feminine airdhirce, plural airdhirce, comparative airdhirce)

1. (literary) clearly visible, conspicuous; clear, manifest
2. Alternative form of oirirc (“eminent, illustrious, renowned”)

Declension

Declension of airdhirc

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	airdhirc	airdhirc	airdhirce
Vocative	airdhirc		airdhirce
Genitive		airdhirce	airdhirce	airdhirc
Dative	airdhirc	airdhirc	airdhirce
Comparative	níos airdhirce
Superlative	is airdhirce

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airdhirc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airdirc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language