i dteannta

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ə ˈdʲɑun̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adverb

i dteannta

1. in a fix, in a difficult position; trapped
2. firmly

Preposition

i dteannta (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. as a support or prop for
2. along with, in addition to

Inflection

Inflection of i dteannta

	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		i mo theannta	i mo theanntasa
	second		i do theannta	i do theanntasa
	third	m	ina theannta	ina theanntasan
		f	ina teannta	ina teanntasa
plural	first		inár dteannta	inár dteanntana
	second		in bhur dteannta	in bhur dteanntasa
	third		ina dteannta	ina dteanntasan

Derived terms

• i dteannta a chéile

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tennta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teannta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 727
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teannta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “i dteannta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “i dteannta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• “dteannta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18