aintréan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aintrén (“very strong”), from trén (“strong”); synchronically, ain- + tréan (“strong, powerful; intense, violent”).
Adjective
aintréan (genitive singular masculine aintréin, genitive singular feminine aintréine, plural aintréana, comparative aintreise)
- violent; oppressive
Declension
Declension of aintréan
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aintréan | aintréan | aintréana | |
| Vocative | aintréin | aintréana | ||
| Genitive | aintréane | aintréana | aintréan | |
| Dative | aintréan | aintréan; aintréin (archaic) | aintréana | |
| Comparative | níos aintreise | |||
| Superlative | is aintreise | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aintréan | n-aintréan | haintréan | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "aintréan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aintrén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.