cineálta
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish cinélta; By surface analysis, cineál + -ta.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪˈnʲɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɪnˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled cionálta)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɨ̞nʲal̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
[edit]cineálta
- kind (affectionate, nice)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cineálta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cineálta | chineálta | cineálta; chineálta² | |
| Vocative | chineálta | cineálta | ||
| Genitive | cineálta | cineálta | cineálta | |
| Dative | cineálta; chineálta¹ |
chineálta | cineálta; chineálta² | |
| Comparative | níos cineálta | |||
| Superlative | is cineálta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cineálta | chineálta | gcineálta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “cineálta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cineolta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cineálta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 137
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cineálta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN