cinnteach

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cinntech. By surface analysis, cinnt +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰẽĩɲ(tʲ)əx/ (Ness) IPA(key): [ˈkʲʰẽĩɲtʲʃɔx] (Bernera, Trotternish) IPA(key): [ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲəx] (Lochs) IPA(key): [ˈkʲʰj̯̊ɪ̃ĩɲd̥ʲəx] (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰẽĩɲdʲʒəx/ [ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲdʲʒʌx] (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒəx/ [ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒʌx] (much of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰĩːɲəx/ (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰĩːɲtʲɔx/ (South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰiɲːdʲʒəx/, [ˈkʲʰɪɲˑdʲʒəx] === Adjective === cinnteach (genitive singular masculine cinntich, comparative nas cinntiche, superlative as cinntiche) certain, sure, confident, positive Bha Seumas cinnteach gun robh an trèan a' tighinn. ― James was certain that the train was coming. certain, sure, actual, confident, definite Synonym: deimhinn accurate, authentic, veritable ==== Usage notes ==== The preposition à (às before the definite article) or the appropriate prepositional pronoun is used to express "sure of" etc: Tha mi cinnteach à ceartas an tagraidh. ― I am certain of the justice of the claim. Bha sinn cinnteach às an toradh. ― We were sure of the result. Tha iad cinnteach asta fhèin. ― They are confident of themselves. ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “cinnteach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN