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ardintinneach
ardintinneach
Irish
Alternative forms
- áird-intinneach (superseded)
- ardintinniúil
Adjective
ardintinneach (genitive singular masculine ardintinnigh, genitive singular feminine ardintinní, plural ardintinneacha, comparative ardintinní)
- high-spirited (possessing a bold nature)
Declension
Declension of ardintinneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ardintinneach | ardintinneach¹ | ardintinneacha³ | |
| Vocative | ardintinnigh¹ | ardintinneach¹ | ardintinneacha | |
| Genitive | ardintinnigh¹ | ardintinní (obsolete) ardintinnighe |
ardintinneacha | ardintinneach |
| Dative | ardintinneach² | ardintinneach¹ (archaic) ardintinnigh¹ |
ardintinneacha³ | |
| Comparative | ardintinní (obsolete) ardintinnighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ardintinneach | n-ardintinneach | hardintinneach | t-ardintinneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “áird-intinneach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 17.
- "ardintinneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.