aitheantas

Irish

Etymology

From aithin (“to recognize”) +‎ -tas (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈahən̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

aitheantas m (genitive singular aitheantais)

1. acquaintance
2. recognition
3. identification

Declension

Declension of aitheantas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aitheantas vocative a aitheantais genitive aitheantais dative aitheantas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-aitheantas genitive an aitheantais dative leis an aitheantas don aitheantas

Derived terms

• clib aitheantais (“dog tag”)
• comhartha aitheantais (“identification mark”)
• duais aitheantais (“consolation prize”)
• litir aitheantais (“letter of introduction”)
• lucht aitheantais (“acquaintances”)
• páipéir aitheantais (“identification papers”)
• pláta aitheantais (“identification plate”)
• port aitheantais (“signature tune”)
• teach aitheantais (“familiar, friendly, house”)
• teastais aitheantais (“credentials”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aitheantas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aitheantas	n-aitheantas	haitheantas	not applicable

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) “aitheantas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN