airdhirc
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish airdirc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *derk- (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. Compare Welsh ardderchog.
Adjective
[edit]airdhirc (genitive singular masculine airdhirc, genitive singular feminine airdhirce, plural airdhirce, comparative airdhirce)
- (literary) clearly visible, conspicuous; clear, manifest
- Alternative form of oirirc (“eminent, illustrious, renowned”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | airdhirc | airdhirc | airdhirce | |
| vocative | airdhirc | airdhirce | ||
| genitive | airdhirce | airdhirce | airdhirc | |
| dative | airdhirc | airdhirc | airdhirce | |
| Comparative | níos airdhirce | |||
| Superlative | is airdhirce | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| airdhirc | n-airdhirc | hairdhirc | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airdhirc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airdirc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language