Irish
Etymology
From ard- + cathair.
Noun
ardchathair f (genitive singular ardchathrach, nominative plural ardchathracha)
- metropolis
- capital city
Declension
Declension of ardchathair (fifth declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ardchathair
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ardchathracha
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| vocative
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a ardchathair
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a ardchathracha
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| genitive
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ardchathrach
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ardchathracha
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| dative
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ardchathair
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ardchathracha
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an ardchathair
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na hardchathracha
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| genitive
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na hardchathrach
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na n-ardchathracha
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| dative
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leis an ardchathair
don ardchathair
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leis na hardchathracha
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Synonyms
Mutation
Mutated forms of ardchathair
| radical |
eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| ardchathair
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n-ardchathair
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hardchathair
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not applicable
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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