ardcheann

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Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ ceann.

Noun

ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn)

  1. superior
  2. (derogatory) arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person

Declension

Declension of ardcheann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ardcheann ardchinn
vocative a ardchinn a ardcheanna
genitive ardchinn ardcheann
dative ardcheann ardchinn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ardcheann na hardchinn
genitive an ardchinn na n-ardcheann
dative leis an ardcheann
don ardcheann 		leis na hardchinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardcheann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardcheann n-ardcheann hardcheann t-ardcheann

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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