fiúntas
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom fiú + -as with -nt- added after similar words like ciúntas.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfiúntas m (genitive singular fiúntais)
- worth, quality, merit
- (non-numerical) value
- worthiness
Declension
editDeclension of fiúntas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
editRelated terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiúntas | fhiúntas | bhfiúntas |
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) “fiúntas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiúntas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fiúntas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74