cinnteach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cinntech; synchronically, cinnt + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰʲĩːɲtʲəx/
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /kʰʲə̃ĩːɲtʲəx/
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
- alt cinnteach
- neo-chinnteach
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cinnteach | chinnteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cinnteach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cinntech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language