Irish word

caint

speech

nounfeminine/kɑinʲtʲ/

caint means “speech” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /kɑinʲtʲ/.

Definitions

Nuair a chuaigh Mary isteach sa seomra, stop Jack ag caint go tobann.

When Mary entered the room, Jack suddenly stopped talking.

Tá fear ag an doras atá ag iarraidh caint leat.

There's a man at the door who's asking to speak with you.

Cén bhean a bhí ag caint leat?

Which woman were you talking with?

Ag caint le mo mhuintir a bhí mé.

I was talking to my family.

Cé na múinteoirí a raibh tú ag caint leo?

Which teachers were you talking to?

Communication

bolg

bag

post

scéal

story

súil

eye

scoil

school

leith

aside

muintir

family

ainm

name

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