ardú

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑːɾˠˈd̪ˠuː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠu/

Noun

ardú m (genitive singular ardaithe, nominative plural arduithe)

  1. verbal noun of ardaigh
  2. elevation; (pl.) horseshoes
  3. increase
  4. exaltation
  5. excitement
  6. (Chess) promotion
  7. promotion (advancement in position)
    Synonym: ardú céime

Declension

Declension of ardú (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ardú arduithe
vocative a ardú a arduithe
genitive ardaithe arduithe
dative ardú arduithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ardú na harduithe
genitive an ardaithe na n-arduithe
dative leis an ardú
don ardú 		leis na harduithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardú
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardú n-ardú hardú t-ardú

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