cineálta

Irish

Alternative forms

cinéalta, cineulta (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cinélta; By surface analysis, cineál +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪˈnʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɪnˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled cionálta)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɨ̞nʲal̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

cineálta

  1. kind (affectionate, nice)

Declension

Declension of cineálta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cineálta chineálta cineálta;
chineálta2
vocative chineálta cineálta
genitive cineálta cineálta cineálta
dative cineálta;
chineálta1 		chineálta cineálta;
chineálta2
Comparative níos cineálta
Superlative is cineálta

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • cineáltas

Mutation

Mutated forms of cineálta
radical lenition eclipsis
cineálta chineálta gcineálta

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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