ardán

See also: ardan, àrdan, and árdán

Irish

Alternative forms

• árdán (obsolete)

Etymology

From ard +‎ -án.

Noun

ardán m (genitive singular ardáin, nominative plural ardáin)

1. small height
2. platform
3. stage
4. (sports) stand
5. (in street names) terrace
6. uplift
7. (obsolete) pride

Declension

Declension of ardán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ardán ardáin Vocative a ardáin a ardána Genitive ardáin ardán Dative ardán ardáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ardán na hardáin Genitive an ardáin na n-ardán Dative leis an ardán don ardán leis na hardáin

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ardán ‘pride’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “árdán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 39
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ardán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ardán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.