ardfhear

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ fear.

Noun

ardfhear m (genitive singular ardfhir, nominative plural ardfhir)

  1. excellent man
    Ardfhear! ― Bravo!

Declension
Declension of ardfhear

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ardfhear ardfhir
Vocative a ardfhir a ardfheara
Genitive ardfhir ardfhear
Dative ardfhear ardfhir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ardfhear na hardfhir
Genitive an ardfhir na n-ardfhear
Dative leis an ardfhear

don ardfhear

 leis na hardfhir

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

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