i dteannta

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ə ˈdʲɑun̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adverb

i dteannta

1. in a fix, in a difficult position; trapped
2. firmly

Preposition

i dteannta (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. as a support or prop for
2. along with, in addition to

Inflection

Inflection of i dteannta

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	i mo theannta	i mo theanntasa
2d person sing.	i do theannta	i do theanntasa
3d sing. masc.	ina theannta	ina theanntasan
3d sing. fem.	ina teannta	ina teanntasa
1st person pl.	inár dteannta	inár dteanntana
2d person pl.	in bhur dteannta	in bhur dteanntasa
3d person pl.	ina dteannta	ina dteanntasan

Derived terms

• i dteannta a chéile

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 tennta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “teannta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 727
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teannta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “i dteannta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “i dteannta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “dteannta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18