ainteann
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish aintenn (“arrogant”), from tend (“strong, firm, hard, severe, vigorous”).
Adjective[edit]
ainteann (genitive singular masculine ainteann, genitive singular feminine ainteinne, plural ainteanna, comparative ainteinne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ainteann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainteann | ainteann | ainteanna; ainteanna² | |
| Vocative | ainteann | ainteanna | ||
| Genitive | ainteinne | ainteanna | ainteann | |
| Dative | ainteann; ainteann¹ |
ainteann | ainteanna; ainteanna² | |
| Comparative | níos ainteinne | |||
| Superlative | is ainteinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms[edit]
- anuallach, sotalach
- (overweening): ládasach, leitheadach, mórchúiseach, mórtasach
- (arrogant): anuaibhreach, béalteann, borrach, díomasach, dí-umhal, foruallach, iarlaitheach, iomarcach, mustrach, teaspúil, tóstalach, uaibhreach
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainteann | n-ainteann | hainteann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aintenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language