aintiún

Irish

Alternative forms

• aintemhain f (obsolete)
• ainteamhain f (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English antefen, from Old French anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna). Doublet of ainteafan.

Noun

aintiún m (genitive singular aintiúin, nominative plural aintiúin)

1. (music) anthem

Declension

Declension of aintiún

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aintiún aintiúin Vocative a aintiúin a aintiúna Genitive aintiúin aintiún Dative aintiún aintiúin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aintiún na haintiúin Genitive an aintiúin na n-aintiún Dative leis an aintiún don aintiún leis na haintiúin

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aintiún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN