aithne
See also: Aithne
Irish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Irish aithgne (“knowing, recognition”).
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.
- conventional orthography: Tá aithne agam air.
- I know him; I am acquainted with him.
- conventional orthography: Tá aithne agam air.
- tā æńə agm̥ əŕ.
- recognition; act of recognizing
- knowledge
- (characteristic or distinguishing) appearance
- Alternative form of aithint: verbal noun of aithin
Declension
Declension of aithne
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- anaithne f (“obscurity, lack of recognition”)
- athaithne f (“renewal of acquaintance”)
- dea-aithne f (“good acquaintanceship”)
- féinaithne f (“self-knowledge”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish aithne (“act of entrusting, commanding”).
Noun
aithne f (genitive singular aithne, nominative plural aitheanta)
Declension
Declension of aithne
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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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. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aithne ("entrusting")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aithne ("knowing")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aithne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aithne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
aithne n
- verbal noun of ad·noí
- an act of entrusting, handing over; the thing entrusted
- an act of commanding; a command, order
- (biblical) a commandment, a Commandment
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aithne ("entrusting")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aithgne (“knowing, recognition”).
Noun
aithne f (genitive singular aithne)
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 | |||
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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][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 aithne ("knowing")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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