macánta
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See also: maĉanta
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From macán (“young boy”) (itself from mac + -án) + -ta.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /məˈkɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmakɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmakan̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1]
Adjective
[edit]macánta
- honest, sincere
- Synonyms: cneasta, fíréanta, ionraic
- Antonyms: mí-ionraic, mímhacánta
- plain-spoken, direct, frank
- gentle; childlike
Declension
[edit]Declension of macánta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | macánta | mhacánta | macánta; mhacánta² | |
Vocative | mhacánta | macánta | ||
Genitive | macánta | macánta | macánta | |
Dative | macánta; mhacánta¹ |
mhacánta | macánta; mhacánta² | |
Comparative | níos macánta | |||
Superlative | is macánta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- macántacht f (“boyhood; honesty”)
- mímhacánta (“dishonest”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
macánta | mhacánta | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “macánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “macánta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024