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ardchathair

metropolis

NounFeminineC1

"ardchathair" means "metropolis" in Irish (feminine noun). Mutation forms: Urú → n-ardchathair, Réamhlitir h → hardchathair, Réamhlitir t → t-ardchathair.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "ardchathair" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formardchathair
Urún-ardchathair
Réamhlitir hhardchathair
Réamhlitir tt-ardchathair

"ardchathair" in context

Madison, ardchathair Wisconsin.

Madison, the capital city of Wisconsin.

B2

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