inntinneach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From inntinn + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈĩːɲtʲɪɲəx/
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈə̃ĩːɲtʲɪɲəx/
Adjective
inntinneach
- interesting
- sensible, wise, intellectual, elevated
- high-minded, high-spirited
- hearty, merry, sportive, jolly, spritely, lively, animated, elated, willing
- earnest
- conceited
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
inntinneach | n-inntinneach | h-inntinneach | t-inntinneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “inntinneach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)