ardnósach

Irish

Etymology

From ard- (high) +‎ nós (custom, manner, style) + -ach (adjectival ending) or ardnós +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ardnósach (genitive singular masculine ardnósaigh, genitive singular feminine ardnósaí, plural ardnósacha, comparative ardnósaí)

  1. grand, pompous; formal
  2. highbrow

Declension

Declension of ardnósach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ardnósach ardnósach ardnósacha
vocative ardnósaigh ardnósacha
genitive ardnósaí ardnósacha ardnósach
dative ardnósach ardnósach;
ardnósaigh (archaic)
ardnósacha
Comparative níos ardnósaí
Superlative is ardnósaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardnósach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardnósach n-ardnósach hardnósach 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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