ardcheannasach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ardcheannas (“supremacy, overlordship, sovereignty; high command”) + -ach (adjectival ending).
Adjective[edit]
ardcheannasach (genitive singular masculine ardcheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine ardcheannasaí, plural ardcheannasacha, comparative ardcheannasaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ardcheannasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasacha | |
| Vocative | ardcheannasaigh | ardcheannasacha | ||
| Genitive | ardcheannasaí | ardcheannasacha | ardcheannasach | |
| Dative | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasach; ardcheannasaigh (archaic) |
ardcheannasacha | |
| Comparative | níos ardcheannasaí | |||
| Superlative | is ardcheannasaí | |||
Synonyms[edit]
- (sovereign): ceannasach
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardcheannasach | n-ardcheannasach | hardcheannasach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardcheannasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN