argóint

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish argamaint, argamint (“argument, evidence, reason”) (compare Manx argane, Scottish Gaelic argainn), from Old Irish argumeint, argumint, from Latin argūmentum. By surface analysis, argóin +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑɾˠəˈɡoːnʲtʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠəɡoːnʲtʲ/

Noun

argóint f (genitive singular argóinte or argóna, nominative plural argóintí)

1. verbal noun of argóin
2. argument

Declension

Declension of argóint (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative argóint argóintí vocative a argóint a argóintí genitive argóinte argóintí dative argóint argóintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an argóint na hargóintí genitive na hargóinte na n-argóintí dative leis an argóint don argóint leis na hargóintí

Alternative declension

Declension of argóint (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative argóint argóintí vocative a argóint a argóintí genitive argóna argóintí dative argóint argóintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an argóint na hargóintí genitive na hargóna na n-argóintí dative leis an argóint don argóint leis na hargóintí

Derived terms

• argóinteach
• argóinteacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of argóint

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
argóint	n-argóint	hargóint	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) “argóint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “argam(a)int”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “argóint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “argóint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024