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Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aithisigid(ir) (“reviles, abuses, insults”, verb). By surface analysis, aithis (“slur, reproach; disgrace”) + -igh (denominative verb suffix).
Verb
aithisigh (present analytic aithisíonn, future analytic aithiseoidh, verbal noun aithisiú, past participle aithisithe)
- (transitive) slur, defame
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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aithisím
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aithisíonn tú; aithisír†
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aithisíonn sé, sí
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aithisímid; aithisíonn muid
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aithisíonn sibh
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aithisíonn siad; aithisíd†
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a aithisíonn; a aithisíos / a n-aithisíonn*
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aithisítear
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past
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d'aithisigh mé; d'aithisíos / aithisigh mé‡; aithisíos‡
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d'aithisigh tú; d'aithisís / aithisigh tú‡; aithisís‡
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d'aithisigh sé, sí / aithisigh sé, sí‡
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d'aithisíomar; d'aithisigh muid / aithisíomar‡; aithisigh muid‡
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d'aithisigh sibh; d'aithisíobhair / aithisigh sibh‡; aithisíobhair‡
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d'aithisigh siad; d'aithisíodar / aithisigh siad‡; aithisíodar‡
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a d'aithisigh / ar aithisigh*
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aithisíodh; haithisíodh†
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past habitual
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d'aithisínn / aithisínn‡; n-aithisínn‡‡
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d'aithisíteá / aithisíteá‡; n-aithisíteᇇ
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d'aithisíodh sé, sí / aithisíodh sé, sí‡; n-aithisíodh sé, s퇇
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d'aithisímis; d'aithisíodh muid / aithisímis‡; aithisíodh muid‡; n-aithisímis‡‡; n-aithisíodh muid‡‡
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d'aithisíodh sibh / aithisíodh sibh‡; n-aithisíodh sibh‡‡
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d'aithisídís; d'aithisíodh siad / aithisídís; aithisíodh siad‡; n-aithisídís‡‡; n-aithisíodh siad‡‡
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a d'aithisíodh / a n-aithisíodh*
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d'aithisítí / aithisítí‡; n-aithisít퇇
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future
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aithiseoidh mé; aithiseod; aithiseochaidh mé†
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aithiseoidh tú; aithiseoir†; aithiseochaidh tú†
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aithiseoidh sé, sí; aithiseochaidh sé, sí†
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aithiseoimid; aithiseoidh muid; aithiseochaimid†; aithiseochaidh muid†
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aithiseoidh sibh; aithiseochaidh sibh†
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aithiseoidh siad; aithiseoid†; aithiseochaidh siad†
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a aithiseoidh; a aithiseos; a aithiseochaidh†; a aithiseochas† / a n-aithiseoidh*; a n-aithiseochaidh*†
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aithiseofar; aithiseochar†
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conditional
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d'aithiseoinn; d'aithiseochainn† / aithiseoinn‡; aithiseochainn†‡; n-aithiseoinn‡‡; n-aithiseochainn†‡‡
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d'aithiseofá; d'aithiseochthᆠ/ aithiseofá‡; aithiseochthᆇ; n-aithiseofᇇ; n-aithiseochthᆇ‡
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d'aithiseodh sé, sí; d'aithiseochadh sé, sí† / aithiseodh sé, sí‡; aithiseochadh sé, s톇; n-aithiseodh sé, s퇇; n-aithiseochadh sé, s톇‡
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d'aithiseoimis; d'aithiseodh muid; d'aithiseochaimis†; d'aithiseochadh muid† / aithiseoimis‡; aithiseodh muid‡; aithiseochaimis†‡; aithiseochadh muid†‡; n-aithiseoimis‡‡; n-aithiseodh muid‡‡; n-aithiseochaimis†‡‡; n-aithiseochadh muid†‡‡
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d'aithiseodh sibh; d'aithiseochadh sibh† / aithiseodh sibh‡; aithiseochadh sibh†‡; n-aithiseodh sibh‡‡; n-aithiseochadh sibh†‡‡
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d'aithiseoidís; d'aithiseodh siad; d'aithiseochadh siad† / aithiseoidís‡; aithiseodh siad‡; aithiseochadh siad†‡; n-aithiseoidís‡‡; n-aithiseodh siad‡‡; n-aithiseochadh siad†‡‡
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a d'aithiseodh; a d'aithiseochadh† / a n-aithiseodh*; a n-aithiseochadh*†
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d'aithiseofaí; d'aithiseochthaí† / aithiseofaí‡; aithiseochtha톇; n-aithiseofa퇇; n-aithiseochtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go n-aithisí mé; go n-aithisíod†
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go n-aithisí tú; go n-aithisír†
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go n-aithisí sé, sí
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go n-aithisímid; go n-aithisí muid
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go n-aithisí sibh
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go n-aithisí siad; go n-aithisíd†
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—
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go n-aithisítear
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past
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dá n-aithisínn
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dá n-aithisíteá
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dá n-aithisíodh sé, sí
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dá n-aithisímis; dá n-aithisíodh muid
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dá n-aithisíodh sibh
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dá n-aithisídís; dá n-aithisíodh siad
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—
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dá n-aithisítí
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imperative
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aithisím
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aithisigh
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aithisíodh sé, sí
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aithisímis
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aithisígí; aithisídh†
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aithisídís
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—
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aithisítear
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verbal noun
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aithisiú
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past participle
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aithisithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Etymology 2
Adjective
aithisigh
- inflection of aithiseach (“defamatory; shameful”):
- vocative/genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithisigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithisigid(ir)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language