cainnt
Irish
Noun
cainnt f (genitive singular cainnte, nominative plural cainnteanna)
- Superseded spelling of caint.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cainnt | chainnt | gcainnt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kan͈ʲtʲ/
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cainnt | chainnt | cainnt pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cainnt”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰaiɲtʰʲ/
Noun
cainnt f (genitive singular cainnte, plural cainntean)
- speech, language
- discourse, conversation
- language, tongue
Synonyms
- (language): cànan
Derived terms
- cainnt-chluich (“pun”)
- cainnt-sanais (“sign language”)
- gnàthas-cainnt (“idiom”)
- saorsa cainnte (“freedom of speech”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cainnt”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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