ardintinneach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ard- + intinn + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ardintinneach (genitive singular masculine ardintinnigh, genitive singular feminine ardintinní, plural ardintinneacha, comparative ardintinní)
- high-spirited (possessing a bold nature)
- Synonym: móraigeanta
- headstrong
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ardintinneach | ardintinneach | ardintinneacha | |
| vocative | ardintinnigh | ardintinneacha | ||
| genitive | ardintinní | ardintinneacha | ardintinneach | |
| dative | ardintinneach | ardintinneach; ardintinnigh (archaic) |
ardintinneacha | |
| Comparative | níos ardintinní | |||
| Superlative | is ardintinní | |||
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ardintinneach | n-ardintinneach | hardintinneach | 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
[edit]- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 17
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardintinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áird-intinneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 16
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ardintinneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm