aint

See also: ain't

English

Contraction

aint

  1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of ain't

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aunt.

Noun

aint f (genitive singular ainte, nominative plural ainteanna)

  1. aunt
    Synonym: aintín

Declension
Declension of aint

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aint ainteanna
Vocative a aint a ainteanna
Genitive ainte ainteanna
Dative aint ainteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an aint na hainteanna
Genitive na hainte na n-ainteanna
Dative leis an aint

don aint

 leis na hainteanna

Coordinate terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛnt/

Verb

aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past aintit, past participle aintit)

  1. (Orkney) to tend, heed, look after someone

Derived terms

References
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