inntinneach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From inntinn +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈĩːɲtʲɪɲəx/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈə̃ĩɲtʲɪɲəx]

Adjective

inntinneach

1. interesting
2. sensible, wise, intellectual, elevated
3. high-minded, high-spirited
4. hearty, merry, sportive, jolly, spritely, lively, animated, elated, willing
5. earnest
6. conceited

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inntinneach	n-inntinneach	h-inntinneach	t-inntinneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “inntinneach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC