ciotrúnta

Irish

Alternative forms

• ciot-urradhanta (obsolete)

Etymology

From ciot(ach) (“awkward”) +‎ urrúnta (“robust”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɨ̞t̪ˠəˈɾˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

ciotrúnta

1. awkward, maladroit

   Synonym: crúbach

2. contrary, obstinate

   Synonyms: cruamhuineálach, ceanndána, ceanntréan, stuacach, dáigh

Declension

Declension of ciotrúnta

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ciotrúnta	chiotrúnta	ciotrúnta; chiotrúnta2
vocative	chiotrúnta		ciotrúnta
genitive		ciotrúnta	ciotrúnta	ciotrúnta
dative	ciotrúnta; chiotrúnta1	chiotrúnta	ciotrúnta; chiotrúnta2
Comparative	níos ciotrúnta
Superlative	is ciotrúnta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciotrúnta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciotrúnta	chiotrúnta	gciotrúnta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “ciotrúnta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ciot-urraḋanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciotrúnta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14