aontaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish óentaigid (to unite)[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic aontaich), from Old Irish óentach (united, agreed), from óen (one).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠi/, (older) /ˈɯːn̪ˠt̪ˠi/

Verb

aontaigh (present analytic aontaíonn, future analytic aontóidh, verbal noun aontú, past participle aontaithe) (ambitransitive)

  1. unite
  2. assent, agree
    Aontaím leat.I agree with you.
  3. fit

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aontaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aontaigh n-aontaigh haontaigh not applicable

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

References

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “aontuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 54; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aontaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN