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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aintrén (“very strong”), from trén (“strong”). By surface analysis, ain- + tréan (“strong, powerful; intense, violent”).
Adjective
aintréan (genitive singular masculine aintréin, genitive singular feminine aintréine, plural aintréana, comparative aintreise)
- violent; oppressive
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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aintréan
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n-aintréan
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haintréan
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aintréan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aintrén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language