ciontach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cionntach (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, cion (“transgression”) +‎ -(t)ach. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): (Waterford) /ˈcaun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/, (Cork) /ˈcun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/, (Kerry) /ˈcuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcinˠt̪ˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɨn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ === Adjective === ciontach (genitive singular masculine ciontaigh, genitive singular feminine ciontaí, plural ciontacha, comparative ciontaí) at fault, blameable, culpable, censurable, delinquent, guilty ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ciontaí === Noun === ciontach m (genitive singular ciontaigh, nominative plural ciontaigh) convict, culprit, offender ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cionntaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 193; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciontach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, ciont (“guilt, crime, sin, fault, blame”) +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcʰin̪ˠt̪əx/ === Adjective === ciontach (genitive singular masculine ciontaich, comparative nas ciontaiche, superlative as ciontaiche) at fault, blameable, culpable, censurable, delinquent, guilty ==== Derived terms ==== neoichiontach (“innocent”) === Noun === ciontach m (genitive singular ciontaich, plural ciontaich) convict, culprit, offender === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “ciontach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cintach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language