ainteafan

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

Irish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “responses, musical accords”), from ἀντί (antí, “in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Noun

ainteafan m (genitive singular ainteafain, nominative plural ainteafain)

  1. (music) antiphon

Declension

Declension of ainteafan (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ainteafan ainteafain
vocative a ainteafain a ainteafana
genitive ainteafain ainteafan
dative ainteafan ainteafain
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ainteafan na hainteafain
genitive an ainteafain na n-ainteafan
dative leis an ainteafan
don ainteafan 		leis na hainteafain

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainteafan
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainteafan n-ainteafan hainteafan not applicable

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

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia