cuntar
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kunˈtaɾ/ [kũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cun‧tar
Verb
cuntar
- alternative spelling of contar
Conjugation
Conjugation of cuntar
| infinitive | cuntar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cuntando | ||||||
| past participle | m cuntáu, f cuntada, n cuntao, m pl cuntaos, f pl cuntaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | cunto | cuntes | cunta | cuntamos | cuntáis | cunten |
| imperfect | cuntaba | cuntabes | cuntaba | cuntábemos, cuntábamos | cuntabeis, cuntabais | cuntaben | |
| preterite | cunté | cuntasti, cuntesti | cuntó | cuntemos | cuntastis, cuntestis | cuntaron | |
| pluperfect | cuntare, cuntara | cuntares, cuntaras | cuntare, cuntara | cuntáremos, cuntáramos | cuntareis, cuntarais | cuntaren, cuntaran | |
| future | cuntaré | cuntarás | cuntará | cuntaremos | cuntaréis | cuntarán | |
| conditional | cuntaría | cuntaríes | cuntaría | cuntaríemos, cuntaríamos | cuntaríeis, cuntaríais | cuntaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | cunte | cuntes, cuntas | cunte | cuntemos | cuntéis | cunten, cuntan |
| imperfect | cuntare, cuntara | cuntares, cuntaras | cuntare, cuntara | cuntáremos, cuntáramos | cuntareis, cuntarais | cuntaren, cuntaran | |
| imperative | — | cunta | — | — | cuntái | — | |
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku(ː)n̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/[1]
Etymology 1
Compare contúirt (“danger”).
Alternative forms
Noun
cuntar m (genitive singular cuntair, nominative plural cuntair)
Declension
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derived terms
- ar chuntar (“conditional”)
- gan chuntar (“unconditional(ly)”)
- cuntarach (“conditional, qualificatory”, adjective)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuntar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuntar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cuntar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French contoir.
Alternative forms
Noun
cuntar m (genitive singular cuntair, nominative plural cuntair)
- counter (table or board on which business is transacted)
Declension
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cúntar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 296; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuntar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cuntar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cuntar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cuntar | chuntar | gcuntar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 167
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “conntar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 245; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- ^ “cuntar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy