ard-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ard"

Irish

Alternative forms

• aird- (used before slender consonants and vowels)

Etymology

From ard (“high”).

Prefix

ard-

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with ard-

Mutation

Mutated forms of ard-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ard-	n-ard-	hard-	t-ard-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• 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

Prefix

ard-

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

Derived terms

Manx terms prefixed with ard-