adhaint

Irish

Etymology

From adhain +‎ -t.

Noun

adhaint f (genitive singular adhainte)

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

Declension

Declension of adhaint (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative adhaint vocative a adhaint genitive adhainte dative adhaint forms with the definite article 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

Mutated forms of adhaint

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhaint	n-adhaint	hadhaint	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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, 2013–2025