aigeanta
See also: aigéanta
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- (natural): aiceanta
- aigeantach
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish aicenta, from Old Irish aicnetae (“natural, spirited, courageous”).
Adjective edit
aigeanta
Derived terms edit
- aigeantacht f (“spiritedness, cheerfulness”)
- móraigeanta (“magnanimous; high-spirited, vivacious”, adjective)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aigeanta | n-aigeanta | haigeanta | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aigeanta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aigeanta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.