aint
See also: ain't
English
Contraction
aint
- (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of ain't.
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
Noun
aint f (genitive singular ainte, nominative plural ainteanna)
Declension
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Coordinate terms
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aint | n-aint | haint | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse enta (“to regard, heed, notice, look after”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnt/
Verb
aint (third-person singular simple present aints, present participle aintin, simple past and past participle aintit)
- (Orkney) to tend, heed, look after someone
Derived terms
References
- “aint, v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.