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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
ciontaí
- the cause of something, the one to blame for something, the one responsible for something, a perpetrator (used only predicatively)
Is mise is ciontaí.- I'm to blame; it's my responsibility; it's my fault.
Bhí sé ina chiontaí lena bhás féin- He was responsible for his own death.
Adjective
ciontaí
- inflection of ciontach:
- feminine genitive singular
- comparative degree
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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