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ardchéimiúil
ardchéimiúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- ardchéimeach
- ardchéimneach
Adjective
ardchéimiúil (genitive singular feminine ardchéimiúla, plural ardchéimiúla, comparative ardchéimiúla)
Declension
Declension of ardchéimiúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ardchéimiúil | ardchéimiúil¹ | ardchéimiúla³ | |
| Vocative | ardchéimiúil¹ | ardchéimiúla | ||
| Genitive | ardchéimiúil¹ (archaic) ardchéimiúla¹ |
ardchéimiúla | ardchéimiúla | ardchéimiúil |
| Dative | ardchéimiúil² | ardchéimiúil¹ | ardchéimiúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos ardchéimiúla | |||
| Superlative | is ardchéimiúla | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- ardchéim f (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”)
- ardchéimíocht f (“eminence, dignity; superiority”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardchéimiúil | n-ardchéimiúil | hardchéimiúil | t-ardchéimiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ardchéimiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.