ainteafan

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “responses, musical accords”), from ἀντί (antí, “in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Noun

ainteafan m (genitive singular ainteafain, nominative plural ainteafain)

1. (music) antiphon

Declension

Declension of ainteafan

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ainteafan ainteafain Vocative a ainteafain a ainteafana Genitive ainteafain ainteafan Dative ainteafan ainteafain

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ainteafan na hainteafain Genitive an ainteafain na n-ainteafan Dative leis an ainteafan don ainteafan leis na hainteafain

Derived terms

• ainteafanúil (“antiphonal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainteafan	n-ainteafan	hainteafan	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainteafan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN