ciontach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, cion (“guilt, crime, sin, fault, blame”) + -(t)ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈcəunˠt̪ˠəx/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈcuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɨ̞n̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/
Adjective edit
ciontach (genitive singular masculine ciontaigh, genitive singular feminine ciontaí, plural ciontacha, comparative ciontaí)
Declension edit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ciontach | chiontach | ciontacha; chiontacha² | |
Vocative | chiontaigh | ciontacha | ||
Genitive | ciontaí | ciontacha | ciontach | |
Dative | ciontach; chiontach¹ |
chiontach; chiontaigh (archaic) |
ciontacha; chiontacha² | |
Comparative | níos ciontaí | |||
Superlative | is ciontaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun edit
ciontach m (genitive singular ciontaigh, nominative plural ciontaigh)
Declension edit
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciontach | chiontach | gciontach |
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) “ciontach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 23
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, ciont (“guilt, crime, sin, fault, blame”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ciontach (genitive singular masculine ciontaich, comparative ciontaiche)
Noun edit
ciontach m (genitive singular ciontaich, plural ciontaich)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
ciontach | chiontach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ciontach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cintach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language