ársa

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See also: arsa

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish arsaid (old, ancient, aged), from Proto-Celtic *ɸarstā-, from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *pr- (before, formerly; through, throughout) + *steh₂-. Compare Scottish Gaelic àrsaidh.

Adjective

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ársa

  1. ancient, antique
  2. archaic
  3. aged, veteran

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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ársa m (genitive singular ársa, nominative plural ársaí)

  1. (literary) aged person; (in plural) ancients
  2. veteran

Declension

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Declension of ársa (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ársa ársaí
vocative a ársa a ársaí
genitive ársa ársaí
dative ársa ársaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ársa na hársaí
genitive an ársa na n-ársaí
dative leis an ársa
don ársa
leis na hársaí

Mutation

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Mutated forms of ársa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ársa n-ársa hársa not applicable

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

Further reading

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