cáinte
See also: cainte
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːn̠ʲtʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkæːn̠ʲtʲə/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cáinte (“satirist, lampooner”), from cáinid (“reviles, rails at, reproaches”).
Noun
cáinte m (genitive singular cáinte, nominative plural cáintí)
- (literary) satirist, lampooner
Declension
Declension of cáinte
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- bancháinte (“female satirist, female lampooner”)
Participle
cáinte
- past participle of cáin
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cáinte | cháinte | gcáinte |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |