aint

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word aint. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word aint, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say aint in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word aint you have here. The definition of the word aint will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaint, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: ain't

English

Contraction

aint

  1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of ain't

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aunt.

Noun

aint f (genitive singular ainte, nominative plural ainteanna)

  1. aunt
    Synonym: aintín

Declension

Declension of aint (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative aint ainteanna
vocative a aint a ainteanna
genitive ainte ainteanna
dative aint ainteanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an aint na hainteanna
genitive na hainte na n-ainteanna
dative leis an aint
don aint 		leis na hainteanna

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of aint
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aint n-aint haint not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”).

Pronunciation

Verb

aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past aintit, past participle aintit)

  1. (Orkney) to tend, heed, look after someone

Derived terms

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia