argóint
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish argamaint, argamint (“argument, evidence, reason”) (compare Manx argane, Scottish Gaelic argainn), from Old Irish argumeint, argumint, from Latin argūmentum.
Pronunciation
Noun
argóint f (genitive singular argóinte or argóna, nominative plural argóintí)
Declension
Declension of argóint
Second declension
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- Alternative declension
Declension of argóint
Second declension
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| argóint | n-argóint | hargóint | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "argóint" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “argam(a)int”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “argóint” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “argóint” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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