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Old Irish
Noun
inntinn f
- Alternative form of intinn
Mutation
Mutation of inntinn
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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inntinn
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-inntinn
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish intinn, inntinn[1] (compare Manx inçhyn), from Latin intentiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
inntinn f (genitive singular inntinn, plural inntinnean)
- mind, intelligence
- will, intention, purpose
Derived terms
- aon-inntinn (“one mind, one accord”)
- àrd-inntinn (“haughtiness, arrogance, pride; high spirit”)
- blàths-inntinn (“enthusiasm”)
- cleith-inntinn (“mental reservation, dissimulation”)
- comh-fhios (“conscience; consciousness”)
- cor-inntinn (“state of mind”)
- dearmad-inntinne (“absence of mind”)
- eòlas-inntinn (“psychology”)
- inntinn-eòlaiche (“metaphysician”)
- inntinn-eòlas (“metaphysics”)
- leigheas-inntinn (“psychiatry”)
- mór-inntinn (“great or noble mind”)
- neo-thoileachas-inntinn (“dissatisfaction, discontent”)
- obair-inntinn (“theory”)
- riarachd-inntinn (“contentment”)
- seachamh-inntinn (“gratification, satisfaction”)
- taisg-inntinn (“reservedness; equivocation, mental reservation”)
- toil-inntinn (“satisfaction, gratification, contentment, inward pleasure, mental enjoyment”)
- toileachas-inntinn (“comfort, mental pleasure, satisfaction, peace of mind, contentment”)
- truime-inntinn (“dejection, melancholy”)
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “in(n)tinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “inntinn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN