ardchéimiúil

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high, arch-, chief”) +‎ céim (“grade, degree”) +‎ -úil or ardchéim (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

ardchéimiúil (genitive singular masculine ardchéimiúil, genitive singular feminine ardchéimiúla, plural ardchéimiúla, comparative ardchéimiúla)

1. eminent, high-ranking, superior

   Synonym: ardchéimeach

Declension

Declension of ardchéimiúil

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	ardchéimiúil	ardchéimiúil	ardchéimiúla
vocative	ardchéimiúil		ardchéimiúla
genitive		ardchéimiúla	strong noun	weak noun
			ardchéimiúla	ardchéimiúil
dative	ardchéimiúil	ardchéimiúil	ardchéimiúla
Comparative	níos ardchéimiúla
Superlative	is ardchéimiúla

Related terms

• ardchéimíocht f (“eminence, dignity; superiority”)
• ardchéim f (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardchéimiúil

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardchéimiúil	n-ardchéimiúil	hardchéimiúil	not applicable

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