intinn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish intinn, inntinn (compare Manx inçhyn), from Latin intentiō.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈainʲtʲɪɲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈiːn̠ʲtʲən̠ʲ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn̠ʲtʲən̠ʲ/

Noun

intinn f (genitive singular intinne, nominative plural intinní)

1. mind
2. intention, intent
3. objective, purpose, intention, object, end

Declension

Declension of intinn (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative intinn intinní vocative a intinn a intinní genitive intinne intinní dative intinn intinní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an intinn na hintinní genitive na hintinne na n-intinní dative leis an intinn don intinn leis na hintinní

Synonyms

• (intention): intinn dhlíthiúil
• (intent): rún
• (objective, purpose, intention, object, end): aidhm, críoch, cuspóir, rún, sprioc

Derived terms

• ardintinneach
• intinneach

Mutation

Mutated forms of intinn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
intinn	n-intinn	hintinn	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) “intinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• inntinn

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intentiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈin͈ʲtʲin͈ʲ]

Noun

intinn f

1. mind, view, disposition
2. intention, will, purpose
3. high spirits, courage, exaltation of mind

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	intinnL	—	—
vocative	intinnL	—	—
accusative	intinnN	—	—
genitive	intinneH	—	—
dative	intinnL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: intinn
• Manx: inçhyn
• Scottish Gaelic: inntinn

Mutation

Mutation of intinn

radical	lenition	nasalization
intinn (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-intinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “in(n)tinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language