Irish word

caointe

kind (past part. of caoin)

verbmasculine/ˈkiːnʲtʲə/

caointe means “kind (past part. of caoin)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈkiːnʲtʲə/.

Mutation forms

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

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

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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