Ard-Aifreann

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high”) +‎ Aifreann (“Mass”).

Noun

Ard-Aifreann m (genitive singular Ard-Aifrinn, nominative plural Ard-Aifrinn)

1. High Mass

   Synonyms: Aifreann Ard, Aifreann Mór

Declension

Declension of Ard-Aifreann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Ard-Aifreann Ard-Aifrinn vocative a Ard-Aifrinn a Ard-Aifreanna genitive Ard-Aifrinn Ard-Aifreann dative Ard-Aifreann Ard-Aifrinn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tArd-Aifreann na hArd-Aifrinn genitive an Ard-Aifrinn na nArd-Aifreann dative leis an Ard-Aifreann don Ard-Aifreann leis na hArd-Aifrinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ard-Aifreann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ard-Aifreann	nArd-Aifreann	hArd-Aifreann	tArd-Aifreann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ard-Aifreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ard-Aifreann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ard-Aifreann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025