-úint

See also: uint

Irish

Alternative forms

-amhain, -amhaint, -mhain, -mhaint (obsolete)
-iúint (after a slender consonant)
-úin

Etymology

From Middle Irish -amain, -amaint, from Old Irish -amon.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /uːn̠ʲtʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /un̠ʲtʲ/

Suffix

-úint f

forms verbal nouns from verbs

Declension

Declension of -úint (third declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	-úint	-úintí
vocative	a -úint	a -úintí
genitive	-úna	-úintí
dative	-úint	-úintí

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an -úint	na -úintí
genitive	na -úna	na -úintí
dative	leis an -úint don -úint	leis na -úintí

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -úint