aigeanta

See also: aigéanta

Irish

Alternative forms

• (natural): aiceanta
• aigeantach

Etymology

From Middle Irish aicenta, from Old Irish aicnetae (“natural, spirited, courageous”).

Adjective

aigeanta

1. (literary) natural
2. spirited, cheerful

Derived terms

• aigeantacht f (“spiritedness, cheerfulness”)
• móraigeanta (“magnanimous; high-spirited, vivacious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aigeanta

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigeanta	n-aigeanta	haigeanta	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aigeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aigeanta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aigeanta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025