ainteann
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish aintenn (“arrogant”), from tend (“strong, firm, hard, severe, vigorous”).
Adjective edit
ainteann (genitive singular masculine ainteann, genitive singular feminine ainteinne, plural ainteanna, comparative ainteinne)
Declension edit
Declension of ainteann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainteann | ainteann | ainteanna; ainteanna² | |
| Vocative | ainteann | ainteanna | ||
| Genitive | ainteinne | ainteanna | ainteann | |
| Dative | ainteann; ainteann¹ |
ainteann | ainteanna; ainteanna² | |
| Comparative | níos ainteinne | |||
| Superlative | is ainteinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
- anuallach, sotalach
- (overweening): ládasach, leitheadach, mórchúiseach, mórtasach
- (arrogant): anuaibhreach, béalteann, borrach, díomasach, dí-umhal, foruallach, iarlaitheach, iomarcach, mustrach, teaspúil, tóstalach, uaibhreach
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainteann | n-ainteann | hainteann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aintenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language