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Irish
- aird- (used before slender consonants and vowels)
Etymology
From ard (“high”).
Prefix
ard-
- high
- arch-, chief
- excellent, noble
- advanced
Usage notes
Lenites b, c, f, g, m, p.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
|
| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
|
| ard-
|
n-ard-
|
hard-
|
t-ard-
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ard-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “ard-”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Manx
Prefix
ard-
- high
- arch-, chief
- excellent, noble
- advanced
Derived terms