cinnteach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cinntech.[1] By surface analysis, cinnt + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Lewis, Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰẽĩɲ(tʲ)əx/[2]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰẽĩɲdʲʒəx/, [ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲdʲʒʌx][3]
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒəx/, [ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒʌx][3]
- (much of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰĩːɲəx/
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰĩːɲtʲɔx/[6]
Adjective
cinnteach (genitive singular masculine cinntich)
- certain, sure, confident, positive
- Bha Seumas cinnteach gun robh an trèan a' tighinn. ― James was certain that the train was coming.
- certain, sure, actual, confident, definite
- Synonym: deimhinn
- accurate, authentic, veritable
Usage notes
- The preposition à (às before the definite article) or the appropriate prepositional pronoun is used to express "sure of" etc:
- Tha mi cinnteach à ceartas an tagraidh. ― I am certain of the justice of the claim.
- Bha sinn cinnteach às an toradh. ― We were sure of the result.
- Tha iad cinnteach asta fhèin. ― They are confident of themselves.
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cinnteach | chinnteach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cinntech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 19
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cinnteach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN