fiúntas

Irish

Alternative forms

• fiúnas

Etymology

From fiú +‎ -tas with -n- added after similar words like ciúntas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

fiúntas m (genitive singular fiúntais)

1. worth, quality, merit
2. (non-numerical) value
3. worthiness

Declension

Declension of fiúntas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fiúntas vocative a fhiúntais genitive fiúntais dative fiúntas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fiúntas genitive an fhiúntais dative leis an bhfiúntas don fhiúntas

Derived terms

• figiúr fiúntais

Related terms

• fiúntach

Mutation

Mutated forms of fiúntas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fiúntas	fhiúntas	bhfiúntas

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) “fiúntas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiúntas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fiúntas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74