ardcheann

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ ceann.

Noun

ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn)

1. superior
2. (derogatory) arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person

Declension

Declension of ardcheann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ardcheann ardchinn vocative a ardchinn a ardcheanna genitive ardchinn ardcheann dative ardcheann ardchinn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ardcheann na hardchinn genitive an ardchinn na n-ardcheann dative leis an ardcheann don ardcheann leis na hardchinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardcheann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardcheann	n-ardcheann	hardcheann	t-ardcheann

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) “ardcheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN