ardaidhmeannach
Irish
Etymology
From ardaidhmeanna (“aspirations, (high) ambitions”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ardaidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine ardaidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine ardaidhmeannaí, plural ardaidhmeannacha, comparative ardaidhmeannaí)
- ambitious
Declension
Declension of ardaidhmeannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ardaidhmeannach | ardaidhmeannach | ardaidhmeannacha | |
| Vocative | ardaidhmeannaigh | ardaidhmeannacha | ||
| Genitive | ardaidhmeannaí | ardaidhmeannacha | ardaidhmeannach | |
| Dative | ardaidhmeannach | ardaidhmeannach; ardaidhmeannaigh (archaic) | ardaidhmeannacha | |
| Comparative | níos ardaidhmeannaí | |||
| Superlative | is ardaidhmeannaí | |||
Synonyms
- ard
- uaillmhianach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardaidhmeannach | n-ardaidhmeannach | hardaidhmeannach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ardaidhmeannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.