caint

Irish (Donegal)

/kan̠ʲtʲ/, /kan̠ʲtʲ/

noun
Definitions
  • speech
  • talking acting as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish cainnt (act of speaking, speech, talk, conversation).

Origin

Old Irish

cainnt

Gloss

act of speaking, speech, talk, conversation

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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