cinntiú

Irish

Alternative forms

• cinntiughadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲtʲu/

Noun

cinntiú m (genitive singular cinntithe)

1. verbal noun of cinntigh
2. confirmation
3. (philosophy) determination
4. (geography) delimitation

   Synonym: teorannú

Declension

Declension of cinntiú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cinntiú vocative a chinntiú genitive cinntithe dative cinntiú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an cinntiú genitive an chinntithe dative leis an gcinntiú don chinntiú

Mutation

Mutated forms of cinntiú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cinntiú	chinntiú	gcinntiú

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