Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish intinn, inntinn (compare Manx inçhyn), from Latin intentiō.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

intinn f (genitive singular intinne, nominative plural intinní)

  1. mind
  2. intention, intent
  3. objective, purpose, intention, object, end

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Mutation edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “in(n)tinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 191, page 73

Further reading edit

Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin intentiō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

intinn f

  1. mind, view, disposition
  2. intention, will, purpose
  3. high spirits, courage, exaltation of mind

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative intinnL
Vocative intinnL
Accusative intinnN
Genitive intinneH
Dative intinnL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants edit

  • Irish: intinn
  • Manx: inçhyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: inntinn

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
intinn unchanged n-intinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit