aintiún

Irish

Alternative forms

• aintemhain f (obsolete)
• ainteamhain f (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English antefen, from Old French anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna). Doublet of ainteafan.

Noun

aintiún m (genitive singular aintiúin, nominative plural aintiúin)

1. (music) anthem

Declension

Declension of aintiún (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aintiún aintiúin vocative a aintiúin a aintiúna genitive aintiúin aintiún dative aintiún aintiúin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aintiún na haintiúin genitive an aintiúin na n-aintiún dative leis an aintiún don aintiún leis na haintiúin

Mutation

Mutated forms of aintiún

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