From ardcheannas (“supremacy, overlordship, sovereignty; high command”) + -ach (adjectival ending).
ardcheannasach (genitive singular masculine ardcheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine ardcheannasaí, plural ardcheannasacha, comparative ardcheannasaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasacha | |
vocative | ardcheannasaigh | ardcheannasacha | ||
genitive | ardcheannasaí | ardcheannasacha | ardcheannasach | |
dative | ardcheannasach | ardcheannasach; ardcheannasaigh (archaic) |
ardcheannasacha | |
Comparative | níos ardcheannasaí | |||
Superlative | is ardcheannasaí |
radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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ardcheannasach | n-ardcheannasach | hardcheannasach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.