cinnte

cinnte

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈcəinʲtʲə/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪnʲtʲə/[1]
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈciːn̠ʲtʲə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪn̠ʲtʲə/

Etymology 1

From cinn (“fix, determine”).

Participle

cinnte

1. past participle of cinn (“fix, determine, decree”)

Adjective

cinnte

1. certain [+ de (object) = of]

   Níl mé cinnte ach de rud amháin. ― I’m certain of only one thing.

2. definite
3. mean, stingy
4. constant

Declension

Declension of cinnte

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cinnte	chinnte	cinnte; chinnte²
Vocative	chinnte		cinnte
Genitive		cinnte	cinnte	cinnte
Dative	cinnte; chinnte¹	chinnte	cinnte; chinnte²
Comparative	níos cinnte
Superlative	is cinnte

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cinnte m

1. genitive singular of cinneadh (“determination”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cinnte	chinnte	gcinnte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cinnte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cinnte” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cinnte” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References

1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʲĩːɲtʲə/

Noun

cinnte f

1. genitive singular of cinnt

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cinnte	chinnte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.