ardintinneach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ard- +‎ intinn + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˌɑːɾˠd̪ˠˈiːnʲtʲən̠ʲəx/[1]

Adjective

ardintinneach (genitive singular masculine ardintinnigh, genitive singular feminine ardintinní, plural ardintinneacha, comparative ardintinní)

  1. high-spirited (possessing a bold nature)
    Synonym: móraigeanta
  2. headstrong

Declension

Declension of ardintinneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ardintinneach ardintinneach ardintinneacha
vocative ardintinnigh ardintinneacha
genitive ardintinní ardintinneacha ardintinneach
dative ardintinneach ardintinneach;
ardintinnigh (archaic)
ardintinneacha
Comparative níos ardintinní
Superlative is ardintinní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardintinneach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ardintinneach n-ardintinneach hardintinneach 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. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 17

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