ardleicneach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ard- + leiceann + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]ardleicneach (genitive singular masculine ardleicnigh, genitive singular feminine ardleicní, plural ardleicneacha, comparative ardleicní)
- having high cheek-bones
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardleicneach | n-ardleicneach | hardleicneach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardleicneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN