ardeaspag

Irish

Alternative forms

• áird-easbog (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish ardepscop. By surface analysis, ard- (“high, arch-, chief”) +‎ easpag (“bishop”).

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːɾˠd̪ˠˈæsˠpˠəɡ/, /ˌɑːɾʲdʲˈæsˠpˠəɡ/

Noun

ardeaspag m (genitive singular ardeaspaig, nominative plural ardeaspaig)

1. (Christianity) archbishop

Declension

Declension of ardeaspag

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ardeaspag ardeaspaig Vocative a ardeaspaig a ardeaspaga Genitive ardeaspaig ardeaspag Dative ardeaspag ardeaspaig

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ardeaspag na hardeaspaig Genitive an ardeaspaig na n-ardeaspag Dative leis an ardeaspag don ardeaspag leis na hardeaspaig

Related terms

• ardeaspagóideacht f (“archbishopric”) (uncountable)
• deoise ardeaspaig f (“archbishopric”) (countable)

Mutation

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

References

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áird-easbog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 15
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 17
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardeaspag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN