ardchathair

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ cathair.

Noun

ardchathair f (genitive singular ardchathrach, nominative plural ardchathracha)

  1. metropolis
  2. capital city

Declension
Declension of ardchathair

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ardchathair ardchathracha
Vocative a ardchathair a ardchathracha
Genitive ardchathrach ardchathracha
Dative ardchathair ardchathracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ardchathair na hardchathracha
Genitive na hardchathrach na n-ardchathracha
Dative leis an ardchathair

don ardchathair

 leis na hardchathracha

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ardchathair n-ardchathair hardchathair not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardchathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “capital city”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “metropolis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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