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See also: ain't
English[edit]
Contraction[edit]
aint
- (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of ain't
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
aint f (genitive singular ainte, nominative plural ainteanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of aint
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Coordinate terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aint | n-aint | haint | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past aintit, past participle aintit)
- (Orkney) to tend, heed, look after someone
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “aint, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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