ardchathair

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ cathair.

Noun

ardchathair f (genitive singular ardchathrach, nominative plural ardchathracha)

1. metropolis
2. capital city

Declension

Declension of ardchathair (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ardchathair ardchathracha vocative a ardchathair a ardchathracha genitive ardchathrach ardchathracha dative ardchathair ardchathracha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ardchathair na hardchathracha genitive na hardchathrach na n-ardchathracha dative leis an ardchathair don ardchathair leis na hardchathracha

Synonyms

• (metropolis): ceannchathair, cathair mhór
• (capital city): príomhchathair, ceannphort

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardchathair

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardchathair	n-ardchathair	hardchathair	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) “ardchathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “capital city”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “metropolis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025