aint

See also: ain't

English

Contraction

aint

  1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of ain't.

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aunt.

Noun

aint f (genitive singular ainte, nominative plural ainteanna)

  1. aunt
    Synonym: aintín

Declension

Declension of aint (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative aint ainteanna
vocative a aint a ainteanna
genitive ainte ainteanna
dative aint ainteanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an aint na hainteanna
genitive na hainte na n-ainteanna
dative leis an aint
don aint 		leis na hainteanna

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aint
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aint n-aint haint 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

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnt/

Verb

aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past aintit, past participle aintit)

  1. (Orkney) to tend, heed, look after someone

Derived terms

References

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