ardcheannas
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ard- (“high, arch-, chief”) + ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command”) or ardcheann (“superior”, noun) + -as.
Noun
[edit]ardcheannas m (genitive singular ardcheannais)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ardcheannas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
[edit]- (overlordship): ard-aireacht, ardtiarnas
- (supremacy, sovereignty): ceannas
- (sovereignty): flaitheas, flaithiúnas
Derived terms
[edit]- ardcheannasach (“supreme, predominant; sovereign”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ardcheannas | n-ardcheannas | hardcheannas | t-ardcheannas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardcheannas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN