aithneachadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • aithneachdan (Sutherland)

Noun

aithneachadh m (genitive singular aithneachaidh, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of aithnich (know, recognise; feel; discern, perceive; have sexual intercourse)
  2. knowing, recognition, discerning, identification
  3. what is discernible
  4. slight degree

Derived terms

  • do-aithneachadh (not easily known, adjective)
  • so-aithneachadh (easily recognised, adjective)
  • roimh-aithneachadh m (foreknowing; act of foreknowing, anticipation)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aithneachadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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