ard-

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Irish

Alternative forms

  • aird- (used before slender consonants and vowels)

Etymology

From ard (high).

Prefix

ard-

  1. high
  2. arch-, chief
  3. excellent, noble
  4. advanced

Usage notes

Lenites b, c, f, g, m, p.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ard-
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ard- n-ard- hard- t-ard-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ard-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • ard-”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Manx

Prefix

ard-

  1. high
  2. arch-, chief
  3. excellent, noble
  4. advanced

Derived terms