aithne
See also: Aithne
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
aithne f (genitive singular aithne)
- acquaintance, acquaintanceship (with ar plus the person or thing one is acquainted with)
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 24:
- tā æńə agm̥ əŕ.
- [Tá aithne agam air.]
- I know him; I am acquainted with him.
- recognition; act of recognizing
- knowledge
- (characteristic or distinguishing) appearance
- Alternative form of aithint: verbal noun of aithin
Declension
Derived terms
- anaithne f (“obscurity, lack of recognition”)
- athaithne f (“renewal of acquaintance”)
- dea-aithne f (“good acquaintanceship”)
- féinaithne f (“self-knowledge”)
Declension
Declension of aithne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithne | n-aithne | haithne | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 109, page 59
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 5, page 6
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 aithne ("knowing")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aithne ("entrusting")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiṫne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22
- Entries containing “aithne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aithne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
FWOTD – 25 July 2015
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaθʲnʲe]
Noun
aithne n
- verbal noun of ad·noí
- an act of entrusting, handing over; the thing entrusted
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 66a26
- a n-aithne glosses depositum
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 66a26
- an act of commanding; a command, order
- (biblical) a commandment, a Commandment
Inflection
| Neuter io-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | aithneN | aithneL | aithneL |
| Vocative | aithneN | aithneL | aithneL |
| Accusative | aithneN | aithneL | aithneL |
| Genitive | aithniL | aithneL | aithneN |
| Dative | aithniuL | aithnib | aithnib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aithne | unchanged | n-aithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 aithne ("entrusting")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɲə/
Derived terms
- aithneachadh (“identification”)
- cairt-aithne (“ID card”)
- dearbh-aithne (“identity”)
- fèin-aithne (“sense of identity”)
- is aithne do (“know”, verb)
- roimh-aithne f (“foreknowledge, precognition”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithne | n-aithne | h-aithne | t-aithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “aithne”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 aithne ("knowing")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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