ciontaí
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɨ̞n̪ˠt̪ˠi/
Noun
ciontaí
- the cause of something, the one to blame for something, the one responsible for something, a perpetrator (used only predicatively)
- Is mise is ciontaí.
- I'm to blame; it's my responsibility; it's my fault.
- Bhí sé ina chiontaí lena bhás féin
- He was responsible for his own death.
Adjective
ciontaí
- inflection of ciontach:
- feminine genitive singular
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciontaí | chiontaí | gciontaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "ciontaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38