ardchathair

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Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ cathair.

Noun

ardchathair f (genitive singular ardchathrach, nominative plural ardchathracha)

  1. metropolis
  2. capital city

Declension

Declension of ardchathair (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ardchathair ardchathracha
vocative a ardchathair a ardchathracha
genitive ardchathrach ardchathracha
dative ardchathair ardchathracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ardchathair na hardchathracha
genitive na hardchathrach na n-ardchathracha
dative leis an ardchathair
don ardchathair 		leis na hardchathracha

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardchathair
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardchathair n-ardchathair hardchathair not applicable

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

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