ordú

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See also: ordu and orðu

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

ordaigh +‎ -ú

Pronunciation

Noun

ordú m (genitive singular ordaithe, nominative plural orduithe)

  1. verbal noun of ordaigh
  2. order
  3. command
  4. (biblical) commandment
  5. suggestion
  6. (linguistics) imperative (mood)

Declension

Declension of ordú (irregular)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ordú orduithe
vocative a ordú a orduithe
genitive ordaithe orduithe
dative ordú orduithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ordú na horduithe
genitive an ordaithe na n-orduithe
dative leis an ordú
don ordú 		leis na horduithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ordú
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ordú n-ordú hordú t-ordú

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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