ardcheannach

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ ceann + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ardcheannach (genitive singular masculine ardcheannaigh, genitive singular feminine ardcheannaí, plural ardcheannacha, comparative ardcheannaí)

1. erect; dignified

Declension

Declension of ardcheannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ardcheannach	ardcheannach	ardcheannacha
Vocative	ardcheannaigh		ardcheannacha
Genitive		ardcheannaí	ardcheannacha	ardcheannach
Dative	ardcheannach	ardcheannach; ardcheannaigh (archaic)	ardcheannacha
Comparative	níos ardcheannaí
Superlative	is ardcheannaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardcheannach	n-ardcheannach	hardcheannach	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) “ardcheannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN