ainteas

See also: ain-teas

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“great”) +‎ teas (“heat”).

Noun

ainteas m (genitive singular ainteasa)

1. excessive, intolerable heat
2. feverishness

Declension

Declension of ainteas (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainteas vocative a ainteas genitive ainteasa dative ainteas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-ainteas genitive an ainteasa dative leis an ainteas don ainteas

Synonyms

• (feverishness): fiabhrasacht, teasaíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainteas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainteas	n-ainteas	hainteas	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) “ainteas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN