argóint

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish argamaint, argamint (“argument, evidence, reason”) (compare Manx argane, Scottish Gaelic argainn), from Old Irish argumeint, argumint, from Latin argūmentum. By surface analysis, argóin +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

argóint f (genitive singular argóinte or argóna, nominative plural argóintí)

  1. verbal noun of argóin
  2. argument

Declension

Declension of argóint (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative argóint argóintí
vocative a argóint a argóintí
genitive argóinte argóintí
dative argóint argóintí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an argóint na hargóintí
genitive na hargóinte na n-argóintí
dative leis an argóint
don argóint 		leis na hargóintí
Alternative declension
Declension of argóint (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative argóint argóintí
vocative a argóint a argóintí
genitive argóna argóintí
dative argóint argóintí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an argóint na hargóintí
genitive na hargóna na n-argóintí
dative leis an argóint
don argóint 		leis na hargóintí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of argóint
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
argóint n-argóint hargóint not applicable

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

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