aigeanta

See also: aigéanta

Irish

Alternative forms

(natural): aiceanta
aigeantach

Etymology

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

Adjective

aigeanta

(literary) natural
spirited, cheerful

Derived terms

Terms derived from aigeanta

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

"aigeanta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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.

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