ardcheannas
Irish
Etymology
From ard- (“high, arch-, chief”) + ceannas (“headship, sovereignty; authority, command”) or ardcheann (“superior”, noun) + -as.
Noun
ardcheannas m (genitive singular ardcheannais)
- supremacy, overlordship, sovereignty
- (military) high command
Declension
Declension of ardcheannas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (overlordship): ard-aireacht, ardtiarnas
- (supremacy, sovereignty): ceannas
- (sovereignty): flaitheas, flaithiúnas
Derived terms
- ardcheannasach (“supreme, predominant; sovereign”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardcheannas | n-ardcheannas | hardcheannas | t-ardcheannas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ardcheannas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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