ardchéimiúil

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (high, arch-, chief) +‎ céim (grade, degree) +‎ -úil or ardchéim (high rank, dignity; higher degree) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

ardchéimiúil (genitive singular masculine ardchéimiúil, genitive singular feminine ardchéimiúla, plural ardchéimiúla, comparative ardchéimiúla)

  1. eminent, high-ranking, superior
    Synonym: ardchéimeach

Declension

Declension of ardchéimiúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ardchéimiúil ardchéimiúil ardchéimiúla
vocative ardchéimiúil ardchéimiúla
genitive ardchéimiúla ardchéimiúla ardchéimiúil
dative ardchéimiúil ardchéimiúil ardchéimiúla
Comparative níos ardchéimiúla
Superlative is ardchéimiúla

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardchéimiúil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardchéimiúil n-ardchéimiúil hardchéimiúil not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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