aigeanta
See also: aigéanta
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- (natural): aiceanta
- aigeantach
Etymology
editFrom Middle Irish aicenta, from Old Irish aicnetae (“natural, spirited, courageous”).
Adjective
editaigeanta
Derived terms
edit- aigeantacht f (“spiritedness, cheerfulness”)
- móraigeanta (“magnanimous; high-spirited, vivacious”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aigeanta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aigeanta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024