ardnós

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ nós.

Noun

ardnós m (genitive singular ardnóis, nominative plural ardnósanna)

grandeur, hauteur; formality, snobbery, starch

Declension

Declension of ardnós

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ardnós	ardnósanna
Vocative	a ardnóis	a ardnósanna
Genitive	ardnóis	ardnósanna
Dative	ardnós	ardnósanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-ardnós	na hardnósanna
Genitive	an ardnóis	na n-ardnósanna
Dative	leis an ardnós don ardnós	leis na hardnósanna

Derived terms

ardnósach (“grand, pompous; formal; highbrow”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardnós	n-ardnós	hardnós	t-ardnós
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"ardnós" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“hauteur” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“snobbery” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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