cineálta

Irish

Alternative forms

cinéalta, cineulta (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cinélta; By surface analysis, cineál +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪˈnʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪnˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled cionálta)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɨ̞nʲal̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

cineálta

1. kind (affectionate, nice)

Declension

Declension of cineálta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cineálta	chineálta	cineálta; chineálta²
Vocative	chineálta		cineálta
Genitive		cineálta	cineálta	cineálta
Dative	cineálta; chineálta¹	chineálta	cineálta; chineálta²
Comparative	níos cineálta
Superlative	is cineálta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• cineáltas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cineálta	chineálta	gcineálta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “cineálta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cineolta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cineálta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 137
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cineálta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN