"ardcheann" meaning in Irish

See ardcheann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From ard- + ceann. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|ard-|ceann}} ard- + ceann Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|ardchinn|||||||nominative plural|ardchinn|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn), {{ga-noun|m|ardchinn|ardchinn}} ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut|msn}} Forms: ardchinn [genitive, singular], ardchinn [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an t-ardcheann [definite, nominative, singular], na hardchinn [definite, nominative, plural], an ardchinn [definite, genitive, singular], na n-ardcheann [definite, genitive, plural], leis an ardcheann [dative, definite, singular], don ardcheann [dative, definite, singular], leis na hardchinn [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ardcheann [error-unrecognized-form], n-ardcheann [eclipsis], hardcheann [error-unrecognized-form], t-ardcheann [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. superior Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ardcheann-ga-noun-~E1snodM
  2. (derogatory) arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-ardcheann-ga-noun-TSlSH8Jx Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms prefixed with ard-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Irish terms prefixed with ard-: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ga",
      "name": "People",
      "orig": "ga:People",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ard-",
        "3": "ceann"
      },
      "expansion": "ard- + ceann",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ard- + ceann.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ardchinn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ardchinn",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an t-ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na hardchinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ardchinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na n-ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na hardchinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "n-ardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "t-ardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "ardchinn",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "ardchinn",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ardchinn",
        "3": "ardchinn"
      },
      "expansion": "ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "msn"
      },
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "superior"
      ],
      "id": "en-ardcheann-ga-noun-~E1snodM",
      "links": [
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms prefixed with ard-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "arch-leader",
          "arch-leader"
        ],
        [
          "flighty",
          "flighty"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ardcheann"
}
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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms prefixed with ard-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ard-",
        "3": "ceann"
      },
      "expansion": "ard- + ceann",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ard- + ceann.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ardchinn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ardchinn",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an t-ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na hardchinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ardchinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na n-ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ardcheann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na hardchinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "n-ardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "t-ardcheann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "ardchinn",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "ardchinn",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ardchinn",
        "3": "ardchinn"
      },
      "expansion": "ardcheann m (genitive singular ardchinn, nominative plural ardchinn)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "msn"
      },
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "superior"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "Irish derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
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          "arch-leader",
          "arch-leader"
        ],
        [
          "flighty",
          "flighty"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ardcheann"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ardcheann meaning in Irish (2.9kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "ardcheann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ardcheann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ardcheann/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "ardcheann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ardcheann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ardcheann/Irish 'with h-prothesis' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'eclipsis'}",
  "path": [
    "ardcheann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ardcheann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ardcheann/Irish 'with t-prothesis' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'eclipsis'}",
  "path": [
    "ardcheann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ardcheann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "page/20250114",
  "msg": "Negatively nested table braces, couldn't split inflection section, ardcheann/Irish section declension",
  "path": [
    "ardcheann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ardcheann",
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