cinnte
Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
cinnte
- past participle of cinn
Adjective
cinnte
- certain (+ de (“of”))
- Níl mé cinnte ach de rud amháin.
- I’m certain of only one thing.
- definite
- mean, stingy
- constant
Declension
Declension of cinnte
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cinnte | chinnte | cinnte; chinnte² | |
| Vocative | chinnte | cinnte | ||
| Genitive | cinnte | cinnte | cinnte | |
| Dative | cinnte; chinnte¹ |
chinnte | cinnte; chinnte² | |
| Comparative | níos cinnte | |||
| Superlative | is cinnte | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
cinnte m
- genitive singular of cinneadh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cinnte | chinnte | gcinnte |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cinnte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cinnte f
- genitive singular of cinnt
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