aithin

See also: Aithin

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish aithnid, aithnigid, aithintigid (to know, recognise),[2] from aithne, from Old Irish ad·gnin.

Verb

aithin (present analytic aithníonn, future analytic aithneoidh, verbal noun aithint, past participle aitheanta)

  1. (transitive) know, recognize, identify
    Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.
    A beetle recognizes another beetle.
  2. (transitive) acknowledge
  3. (transitive) distinguish
  4. (transitive) perceive
Conjugation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • so-aitheanta (recognizable; easy to distinguish, to discern)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish aithnid, aithnigid (deliver to, commend, command), from aithne.

Verb

aithin (present analytic aithníonn, future analytic aithneoidh, verbal noun aithint, past participle aitheanta)

  1. (transitive) bid, command
  2. (transitive, literary) commit, commend (do (to))
Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aithin n-aithin haithin not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 24
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 aithnid (‘knows, recognises’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫniġim ‘know, recognise’; aiṫnim ‘command’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
  • Entries containing “aithin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “aithin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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