ardchathair

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ cathair.

Noun

ardchathair f (genitive singular ardchathrach, nominative plural ardchathracha)

1. metropolis
2. capital city

Declension

Declension of ardchathair

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ardchathair ardchathracha Vocative a ardchathair a ardchathracha Genitive ardchathrach ardchathracha Dative ardchathair ardchathracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ardchathair na hardchathracha Genitive na hardchathrach na n-ardchathracha Dative leis an ardchathair don ardchathair leis na hardchathracha

Synonyms

• (metropolis): ceannchathair, cathair mhór
• (capital city): príomhchathair, ceannphort

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardchathair	n-ardchathair	hardchathair	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) “ardchathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “capital city”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “metropolis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024