ardleicneach

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Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ leiceann + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ardleicneach (genitive singular masculine ardleicnigh, genitive singular feminine ardleicní, plural ardleicneacha, comparative ardleicní)

  1. having high cheek-bones

Declension

Declension of ardleicneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ardleicneach ardleicneach ardleicneacha
vocative ardleicnigh ardleicneacha
genitive ardleicní ardleicneacha ardleicneach
dative ardleicneach ardleicneach;
ardleicnigh (archaic) 		ardleicneacha
Comparative níos ardleicní
Superlative is ardleicní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardleicneach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardleicneach n-ardleicneach hardleicneach 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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