Irish

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Alternative forms

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  • aird- (used before slender consonants and vowels)

Etymology

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From ard (high).

Prefix

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ard-

  1. high
  2. arch-, chief
  3. excellent, noble
  4. advanced

Usage notes

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Lenites b, c, f, g, m, p.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ard- n-ard- hard- t-ard-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Manx

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Prefix

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ard-

  1. high
  2. arch-, chief
  3. excellent, noble
  4. advanced

Derived terms

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