ainteann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aintenn (“arrogant”), from tend (“strong, firm, hard, severe, vigorous”).

Adjective

ainteann (genitive singular masculine ainteann, genitive singular feminine ainteinne, plural ainteanna, comparative ainteinne)

overweening, arrogant

Declension

Declension of *ainteann*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ainteann	ainteann	ainteanna; ainteanna²
vocative	ainteann	ainteann	ainteanna
genitive	ainteann	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

anuallach, sotalach
(overweening): ládasach, leitheadach, mórchúiseach, mórtasach
(arrogant): anuaibhreach, béalteann, borrach, díomasach, dí-umhal, foruallach, iarlaitheach, iomarcach, mustrach, teaspúil, tóstalach, uaibhreach

Mutation

Mutated forms of *ainteann*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainteann	n-ainteann	hainteann	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) “ainteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aintenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language