àrd

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ard"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Welsh ardd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- (compare Latin arduus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːrˠt̪/, /ˈaːrʃt̪/, /ˈaːrˠsˠt̪/

Adjective

àrd (nominative plural àrda, comparative àirde)

1. high

   Antonyms: ìosal, ìseal

Usage notes

• The pronunciation of àrd with intrusive /s/ or /ʃ/ is autochthonous to certain areas, notably Harris, North Uist, northwest Skye, Tiree, Mull and Lochaber; however its usage has spread to other areas in recent years.

Derived terms

• a dh'àirde
• àird
• àirde
• àrd-ollamh
• àrd-sgoil
• àrd-thìr
• àrd-thìreach
• àrd-ùrlar
• àrdanach
• gleoc àrd
• pìos àrd a' ghuib

 

Noun

àrd m (genitive singular àird, plural àird or àrda)

1. chief, eminent person

   uaigh an àird ― the chief's grave

Derived terms

• àrd claiginn

Descendants

• English: ardian

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
àrd	n-àrd	h-àrd	t-àrd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “àrd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Bauer, Michael. Blas na Gàidhlig: The Practical Guide to Gaelic Pronunciation. Glasgow: Akerbeltz, 2011.