ardú

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑːɾˠˈd̪ˠuː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠu/

Noun

ardú m (genitive singular ardaithe, nominative plural arduithe)

1. verbal noun of ardaigh
2. elevation; (pl.) horseshoes
3. increase
4. exaltation
5. excitement
6. (Chess) promotion
7. promotion (advancement in position)

   Synonym: ardú céime

Declension

Declension of ardú (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ardú arduithe vocative a ardú a arduithe genitive ardaithe arduithe dative ardú arduithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ardú na harduithe genitive an ardaithe na n-arduithe dative leis an ardú don ardú leis na harduithe

Derived terms

• ardú céime
• foardú

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardú

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardú	n-ardú	hardú	t-ardú

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) “ardú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “elevation”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024