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Irish
Pronunciation
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.- [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
Etymology 2
From Old Irish aithne (“act of entrusting, commanding”).
Noun
aithne f (genitive singular aithne, nominative plural aitheanta)
- commandment, precept
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| aithne
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n-aithne
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haithne
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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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
Pronunciation
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
- an act of commanding; a command, order
- (biblical) a commandment, a Commandment
Inflection
| Neuter io-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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aithneN
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aithneL
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aithneL
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| Vocative
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aithneN
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aithneL
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aithneL
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| Accusative
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aithneN
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aithneL
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aithneL
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| Genitive
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aithniL
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aithneL
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aithneN
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| Dative
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aithniuL
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aithnib
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aithnib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| aithne
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unchanged
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n-aithne
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aithgne (“knowing, recognition”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aithne f (genitive singular aithne)
- knowledge, discernment, acquaintance
Derived terms
Mutation
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