airdhirc
Irish
Alternative forms
- airdhearc
Etymology
From Old Irish airdirc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (“in front of”) + *derk- (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. Compare Welsh ardderchog.
Adjective
airdhirc (genitive singular masculine airdhirc, genitive singular feminine airdhirce, plural airdhirce, comparative airdhirce)
- (literary) clearly visible, conspicuous; clear, manifest
- Alternative form of oirirc (“eminent, illustrious, renowned”)
Declension
Declension of airdhirc
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | airdhirc | airdhirc | airdhirce | |
| Vocative | airdhirc | airdhirce | ||
| Genitive | airdhirce | airdhirce | airdhirc | |
| Dative | airdhirc | airdhirc | airdhirce | |
| Comparative | níos airdhirce | |||
| Superlative | is airdhirce | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| airdhirc | n-airdhirc | hairdhirc | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “airdhirc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airdirc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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