ardintinneach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ard- + intinn + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editardintinneach (genitive singular masculine ardintinnigh, genitive singular feminine ardintinní, plural ardintinneacha, comparative ardintinní)
- high-spirited (possessing a bold nature)
- Synonym: móraigeanta
- headstrong
Declension
editDeclension of ardintinneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ardintinneach | ardintinneach | ardintinneacha | |
Vocative | ardintinnigh | ardintinneacha | ||
Genitive | ardintinní | ardintinneacha | ardintinneach | |
Dative | ardintinneach | ardintinneach; ardintinnigh (archaic) |
ardintinneacha | |
Comparative | níos ardintinní | |||
Superlative | is ardintinní |
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ardintinneach | n-ardintinneach | hardintinneach | 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) “ardintinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áird-intinneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 16
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 17
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ardintinneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm