i dteannta

Irish

Pronunciation

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: simple emphatic
singular first i mo theannta i mo theanntasa
second i do theannta i do theanntasa
third m ina theannta ina theanntasan
f ina teannta ina teanntasa
plural first inár dteannta inár dteanntana
second in bhur dteannta in bhur dteanntasa
third ina dteannta ina dteanntasan

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 32, page 18

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