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caointe

kind (past part. of caoin)

Verbdict/ˈkiːnʲtʲə/

"caointe" means "kind (past part. of caoin)" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /ˈkiːnʲtʲə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chaointe, Urú → gcaointe.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "caointe" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcaointe
Séimhiúchaointe
Urúgcaointe

"caointe" in context

Bhí a dhá shúil dearg ar mhéad is a bhí caointe aici.

Her eyes were red from how much she had been crying.

B1

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