proinnteach

Irish

Etymology

From proinn (“meal”) +‎ teach (“house”).

Noun

proinnteach m (genitive singular proinntí, nominative plural proinntithe)

1. dining-hall, refectory, canteen

Declension

Declension of proinnteach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative proinnteach proinntithe vocative a phroinnteach a phroinntithe genitive proinntí proinntithe dative proinnteach proinntigh (in certain phrases) proinntithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an proinnteach na proinntithe genitive an phroinntí na bproinntithe dative leis an bproinnteach don phroinnteach leis na proinntithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of proinnteach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
proinnteach	phroinnteach	bproinnteach

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