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ciontach.

at fault, blameable, culpable, censurable, delinquent, guilty

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈcaun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/Munster, Waterford/ˈcun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/Munster, Cork/ˈcuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/Munster, Kerry/ˈcinˠt̪ˠəx/Connacht

  1. at fault, blameable, culpable, censurable, delinquent, guilty

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, cion (“transgression”) + -(t)ach.

noun/ˈcaun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/Munster, Waterford/ˈcun̪ˠt̪ˠəx/Munster, Cork/ˈcuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/Munster, Kerry/ˈcinˠt̪ˠəx/Connacht

  1. convict, culprit, offender

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, cion (“transgression”) + -(t)ach.

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