ardchéimiúil

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high, arch-, chief”) +‎ céim (“grade, degree”) +‎ -úil or ardchéim (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

ardchéimiúil (genitive singular masculine ardchéimiúil, genitive singular feminine ardchéimiúla, plural ardchéimiúla, comparative ardchéimiúla)

1. eminent, high-ranking, superior

   Synonym: ardchéimeach

Declension

Declension of ardchéimiúil

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

Related terms

• ardchéimíocht f (“eminence, dignity; superiority”)
• ardchéim f (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardchéimiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ardchéimiúil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ardchéimiúil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024