ainteafan

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “responses, musical accords”), from ἀντί (antí, “in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Noun

ainteafan m (genitive singular ainteafain, nominative plural ainteafain)

1. (music) antiphon

Declension

Declension of ainteafan (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainteafan ainteafain vocative a ainteafain a ainteafana genitive ainteafain ainteafan dative ainteafan ainteafain forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ainteafan na hainteafain genitive an ainteafain na n-ainteafan dative leis an ainteafan don ainteafan leis na hainteafain

Derived terms

• ainteafanúil (“antiphonal”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainteafan

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainteafan	n-ainteafan	hainteafan	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainteafan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN