airdairc
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸarederkos.
Adjective
airdairc (comparative airdarcu)
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | airdairc | airdairc | airdairc |
| vocative | airdairc | ||
| accusative | airdairc | airdairc | |
| genitive | airdairc | airdarcae | airdairc |
| dative | airdairc | airdairc | airdairc |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | airdarcai | airdarcai | |
| vocative | airdarcai | ||
| accusative | airdarcai | ||
| genitive | airdairc* airdarcae | ||
| dative | airdarcaib | ||
*not when substantivized
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| airdairc (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
airdairc | n-airdairc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airdirc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language