an té

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ante"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish intí; synchronically analyzable as an (“the”) + t- (marker of t-prothesis) + é (“him”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə(n̠ʲ)ˈtʲeː/

Pronoun

an té

  1. the one who; (s)he who
    • 1927, Patrick S. Dinneen, Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, p. 1184:
      an té ḃraṫas is é ṁarḃas
      he who betrays slays (saying)
      an Té is feárr
      the Best, God
      Donnċaḋ an té
      D. is he

Derived terms

  • don té (contraction with do (“to”))
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