anord

Irish

Etymology

From an- +‎ ord.

Noun

anord m (genitive singular anoird)

  1. chaos

Declension

Declension of anord (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative anord
vocative a anoird
genitive anoird
dative anord
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an t-anord
genitive an anoird
dative leis an anord
don anord

Derived terms

  • anordúil (chaotic, adjective)
  • teoiric an anoird (chaos theory)
  • anordú (irrational order, command; disorder, chaos)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anord
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anord n-anord hanord t-anord

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) “anord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • chaos”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025