cinniúint
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish cinnemain, verbal noun of cinnid (“to fix, settle”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cinniúint f (genitive singular cinnúna)
- fate, destiny, fortune
- lot (part or fate that befalls one), portion
- fatality (that which is decreed by fate or which is fatal)
- tragedy (disastrous event)
Declension
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Related terms
[edit]- cinn (“determine”, verb)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cinniúint | chinniúint | gcinniúint |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “cinniúint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cinnemain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 84
- ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish][1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 34, page 17
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cinneaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 138
- “cinniúint”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cinniúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN