ciontacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- ciontaíl, ciontaíocht, ciontas
Etymology
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Noun
ciontacht f (genitive singular ciontachta)
- guilt, guiltiness
Declension
Declension of ciontacht
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Related terms
- ciontach (“guilty”, adjective)
- ciontach m (“offender, transgressor; guilty person”)
- ciontaigh (“blame, accuse; convict; transgress, offend”, verb)
- ciontóir m (“offender”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciontacht | chiontacht | gciontacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciontacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ciontacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciontacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.