fiúntas

Irish

Alternative forms

• fiúnas

Etymology

From fiú +‎ -as with -nt- added after similar words like ciúntas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

fiúntas m (genitive singular fiúntais)

1. worth, quality, merit
2. (non-numerical) value
3. worthiness

Declension

Declension of fiúntas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fiúntas Vocative a fhiúntais Genitive fiúntais Dative fiúntas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fiúntas Genitive an fhiúntais Dative leis an bhfiúntas don fhiúntas

Derived terms

• figiúr fiúntais

Related terms

• fiúntach

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiúntas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fiúntas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fiúntas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74