ardleicneach

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ leiceann + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ardleicneach (genitive singular masculine ardleicnigh, genitive singular feminine ardleicní, plural ardleicneacha, comparative ardleicní)

1. having high cheek-bones

Declension

Declension of ardleicneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ardleicneach	ardleicneach	ardleicneacha
vocative	ardleicnigh		ardleicneacha
genitive		ardleicní	ardleicneacha	ardleicneach
dative	ardleicneach	ardleicneach; ardleicnigh (archaic)	ardleicneacha
Comparative	níos ardleicní
Superlative	is ardleicní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardleicneach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardleicneach	n-ardleicneach	hardleicneach	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) “ardleicneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN