-úint

See also: uint

Irish

Alternative forms

• -amhain, -amhaint, -mhain, -mhaint (obsolete)
• -iúint (after a slender consonant)
• -úin

Etymology

From Middle Irish -amain, -amaint, from Old Irish -amon.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /uːn̠ʲtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /un̠ʲtʲ/

Suffix

-úint f

1. forms verbal nouns from verbs

Declension

Declension of -úint

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative -úint -úintí Vocative a -úint a -úintí Genitive -úna -úintí Dative -úint -úintí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an -úint na -úintí Genitive na -úna na -úintí Dative leis an -úint don -úint leis na -úintí

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -úint