ardaidhm

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high”) +‎ aidhm (“aim, purpose”).

Noun

ardaidhm f (genitive singular ardaidhme, nominative plural ardaidhmeanna)

1. aspiration, (high) ambition

   Synonyms: ardmhian, barrmhian

Declension

Declension of ardaidhm (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ardaidhm ardaidhmeanna vocative a ardaidhm a ardaidhmeanna genitive ardaidhme ardaidhmeanna dative ardaidhm ardaidhmeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ardaidhm na hardaidhmeanna genitive na hardaidhme na n-ardaidhmeanna dative leis an ardaidhm don ardaidhm leis na hardaidhmeanna

Derived terms

• ardaidhmeannach (“ambitious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardaidhm

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardaidhm	n-ardaidhm	hardaidhm	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardaidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN