aintéine
Irish
Etymology
From Latin antenna.
Noun
aintéine f (genitive singular aintéine, nominative plural aintéiní)
- (anatomy) antenna
- Synonym: adharcán
Declension
Declension of aintéine
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aintéineach (“antennal”, adjective)
- aintéinín m (“antennule”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aintéine | n-aintéine | haintéine | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aintéine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “antenna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “aintéine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.