ardaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ardaigid (raises; rises, grows high, verb), from ard (high); synchronically, ard + -igh.

Verb

ardaigh (present analytic ardaíonn, future analytic ardóidh, verbal noun ardú, past participle ardaithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. raise
    1. elevate
      Proverb:
      Ardaigh orm agus ardóidh mé ort.You help me and I will help you.
    2. increase
    3. heighten
    4. promote
    5. exalt, extol
    6. excite
  2. ascend
  3. carry
  4. (nautical) raise

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • "ardaigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • ardaigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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