adhaint

Irish

Noun

adhaint f (genitive singular adhainte)

1. verbal noun of adhain
2. inflammation
3. ignition

Declension

Declension of adhaint

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative adhaint Vocative a adhaint Genitive adhainte Dative adhaint

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an adhaint Genitive na hadhainte Dative leis an adhaint don adhaint

Derived terms

• adhainteoir m (“igniter”)
• corna adhainte (“ignition coil”)
• loiceadh adhainte (“misfiring”) (of engine)
• luamhán adhainte (“ignition lever”)
• rialaitheoir adhainte (“ignition control”)
• úim adhainte (“ignition harness”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhaint	n-adhaint	hadhaint	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adhaint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “adhaint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024