ardghlórach

Irish

Etymology

From ard (“loud”) +‎ glór (“voice”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠˌɣl̪ˠoːɾˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠˌɣlˠoːɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠˌɣlˠɔːɾˠa(h)/

Adjective

ardghlórach (genitive singular masculine ardghlóraigh, genitive singular feminine ardghlóraí, plural ardghlóracha, comparative ardghlóraí)

1. loud-voiced, clamorous, loud, loud-mouthed, vociferous

Declension

Declension of ardghlórach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ardghlórach	ardghlórach	ardghlóracha
Vocative	ardghlóraigh		ardghlóracha
Genitive		ardghlóraí	ardghlóracha	ardghlórach
Dative	ardghlórach	ardghlórach; ardghlóraigh (archaic)	ardghlóracha
Comparative	níos ardghlóraí
Superlative	is ardghlóraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardghlórach	n-ardghlórach	hardghlórach	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) “ardghlórach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “clamorous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “loud”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “loudmouthed”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “ardghlórach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.