ársa

See also: arsa

Irish

Alternative forms
  • ársaidh (obsolete)
  • (noun): ársach (obsolete)

Etymology

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

ársa

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • anársa (“young, inexperienced”, adjective)
  • ársaíocht (“archaism”)
  • bréagársa (“pseudo-archaic”, adjective)

Noun

ársa m (genitive singular ársa, nominative plural ársaí)

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

Declension
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
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ársa n-ársa hársa not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "ársa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “arsaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “ársa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “ársa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “ársa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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