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Irish
Noun
toinnte m (genitive singular toinnte, nominative plural toinntí or toinnteacha)
- Obsolete spelling of tointe (“stitch”).
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| toinnte
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thoinnte
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dtoinnte
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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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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From toinn + -te.
Adjective
toinnte
- twisted, twined, spun, entwined; wreathed, plaited
- intricate
- complicated
- sensible
Derived terms
Verb
toinnte
- past participle of toinn
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| toinnte |
thoinnte
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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
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “toinnte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN