aintín
Irish
Etymology
aint (“aunt”) + -ín (diminutive ending)
Noun
aintín f (genitive singular aintín, nominative plural aintíní)
- aunt
Declension
Declension of aintín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- aint
Coordinate terms
- (gender): uncail
- (age): neacht
- (gender, age): nia
Derived terms
- sean-aintín f (“grand-aunt”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aintín | n-aintín | haintín | t-aintín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "aintín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.