toinnte

Irish

Noun

toinnte m (genitive singular toinnte, nominative plural toinntí or toinnteacha)

  1. Obsolete spelling of tointe (“stitch”)

Declension
Declension of toinnte

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative toinnte toinntí
Vocative a thoinnte a thoinntí
Genitive toinnte toinntí
Dative toinnte toinntí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an toinnte na toinntí
Genitive an toinnte na dtoinntí
Dative leis an toinnte

don toinnte

 leis na toinntí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
toinnte thoinnte dtoinnte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From toinn +‎ -te.

Adjective

toinnte

  1. twisted, twined, spun, entwined; wreathed, plaited
  2. intricate
  3. complicated
  4. sensible

Derived terms

Verb

toinnte

  1. past participle of toinn

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
toinntethoinnte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “toinnte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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