cinnte

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈcəinʲtʲə/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪnʲtʲə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈciːn̠ʲtʲə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲtʲə/

Etymology 1

From cinn (“fix, determine”).

Participle

cinnte

1. past participle of cinn (“fix, determine, decree”)

Adjective

cinnte

1. certain [with de ‘of’]

   Níl mé cinnte ach de rud amháin. ― I’m certain of only one thing.

2. definite
3. mean, stingy
4. constant

Declension

Declension of cinnte

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	cinnte	chinnte	cinnte; chinnte2
vocative	chinnte		cinnte
genitive		cinnte	strong noun	weak noun
			cinnte	cinnte
dative	cinnte; chinnte1	chinnte	cinnte; chinnte2
Comparative	níos cinnte
Superlative	is cinnte

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cinnte m

1. genitive singular of cinneadh (“determination”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cinnte

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cinnte	chinnte	gcinnte

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) “cinnte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cinnte”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cinnte”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʲĩːɲtʲə/

Noun

cinnte f

1. genitive singular of cinnt

Mutation

Mutation of cinnte

radical	lenition
cinnte	chinnte

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.