adhain

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ad·annai (“kindles, lights; stirs up, incites; sets going, begins”).

Verb

adhain (present analytic adhnann, future analytic adhanfaidh, verbal noun adhaint, past participle adhainte)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) kindle
  2. (transitive, intransitive) inflame
  3. (transitive, intransitive, of an internal combustion engine) ignite
  4. (~ ar) grate on

Conjugation

conjugation of adhain (first conjugation – B)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present adhnaim adhnann tú;
adhnair† 		adhnann sé, sí adhnaimid adhnann sibh adhnann siad;
adhnaid† 		a adhnann; a adhnas /
a n-adhnann* 		adhaintear
past d'adhain mé; d'adhnas /
adhain mé‡; adhnas‡ 		d'adhain tú; d'adhnais /
adhain tú‡; adhnais‡ 		d'adhain sé, sí /
adhain sé, sí‡ 		d'adhnamar; d'adhain muid /
adhnamar‡; adhain muid‡ 		d'adhain sibh; d'adhnabhair /
adhain sibh‡; adhnabhair‡ 		d'adhain siad; d'adhnadar /
adhain siad; adhnadar‡ 		a d'adhain /
ar adhain* 		adhnadh;
hadhnadh†
past habitual d'adhnainn /
adhnainn‡; n-adhnainn‡‡ 		d'adhainteá /
adhainteá‡; n-adhainteᇇ 		d'adhnadh sé, sí /
adhnadh sé, sí‡; n-adhnadh sé, s퇇 		d'adhnaimis; d'adhnadh muid /
adhnaimis‡; adhnadh muid‡; n-adhnaimis‡‡; n-adhnadh muid‡‡ 		d'adhnadh sibh /
adhnadh sibh‡; n-adhnadh sibh‡‡ 		d'adhnaidís; d'adhnadh siad /
adhnaidís‡; adhnadh siad‡; n-adhnaidís‡‡; n-adhnadh siad‡‡ 		a d'adhnadh /
a n-adhnadh* 		d'adhaintí /
adhaintí‡; n-adhaint퇇
future adhanfaidh mé;
adhanfad 		adhanfaidh tú;
adhanfair† 		adhanfaidh sé, sí adhanfaimid;
adhanfaidh muid 		adhanfaidh sibh adhanfaidh siad;
adhanfaid† 		a adhanfaidh; a adhanfas /
a n-adhanfaidh* 		adhanfar
conditional d'adhanfainn / adhanfainn‡; n-adhanfainn‡‡ d'adhanfá / adhanfá‡; n-adhanfᇇ d'adhanfadh sé, sí / adhanfadh sé, sí‡; n-adhanfadh sé, s퇇 d'adhanfaimis; d'adhanfadh muid / adhanfaimis‡; adhanfadh muid‡; n-adhanfaimis‡‡; n-adhanfadh muid‡‡ d'adhanfadh sibh / adhanfadh sibh‡; n-adhanfadh sibh‡‡ d'adhanfaidís; d'adhanfadh siad / adhanfaidís‡; adhanfadh siad‡; n-adhanfaidís‡‡; n-adhanfadh siad‡‡ a d'adhanfadh /
a n-adhanfadh* 		d'adhanfaí / adhanfaí‡; n-adhanfa퇇
subjunctive present go n-adhna mé;
go n-adhnad† 		go n-adhna tú;
go n-adhnair† 		go n-adhna sé, sí go n-adhnaimid;
go n-adhna muid 		go n-adhna sibh go n-adhna siad;
go n-adhnaid† 		— go n-adhaintear
past dá n-adhnainn dá n-adhainteá dá n-adhnadh sé, sí dá n-adhnaimis;
dá n-adhnadh muid 		dá n-adhnadh sibh dá n-adhnaidís;
dá n-adhnadh siad 		— dá n-adhaintí
imperative adhnaim adhain adhnadh sé, sí adhnaimis adhnaigí;
adhnaidh† 		adhnaidís — adhaintear
verbal noun adhaint
past participle adhainte

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

Noun

adhain f (genitive singular adhaine)

  1. Alternative form of adhaint

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhain
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
adhain n-adhain hadhain not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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