aigeanta

See also: aigéanta

Irish

Alternative forms

• (natural): aiceanta
• aigeantach

Etymology

From Middle Irish aicenta, from Old Irish aicnetae (“natural, spirited, courageous”).

Adjective

aigeanta

1. (literary) natural
2. spirited, cheerful

Derived terms

• aigeantacht f (“spiritedness, cheerfulness”)
• móraigeanta (“magnanimous; high-spirited, vivacious”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aigeanta	n-aigeanta	haigeanta	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) “aigeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aigeanta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “aigeanta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.