aithne
Appearance
See also: Aithne
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑhənʲə/, /ˈahənʲə/[1]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæn̠ʲə/, /ˈænə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈæːnʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛhnʲə/[2]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish aithgne (“knowing, recognition”).[3]
Noun
[edit]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 [The Aran Dialect], 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
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Derived terms
[edit]- anaithne f (“obscurity, lack of recognition”)
- athaithne f (“renewal of acquaintance”)
- dea-aithne f (“good acquaintanceship”)
- féinaithne f (“self-knowledge”)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Irish aithne (“act of entrusting, commanding”).[4]
Noun
[edit]aithne f (genitive singular aithne, nominative plural aitheanta)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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aithne | n-aithne | haithne | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 109, page 59
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 5, page 6
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
Further reading
[edit]- 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aithne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aithne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Neuter io-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | aithneN | aithneL | aithneL |
Vocative | aithneN | aithneL | aithneL |
Accusative | aithneN | aithneL | aithneL |
Genitive | aithniL | aithneL | aithneN |
Dative | aithniuL | aithnib | aithnib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | nasalization |
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aithne (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-aithne |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish aithgne (“knowing, recognition”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aithne f (genitive singular aithne)
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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aithne | n-aithne | h-aithne | t-aithne |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- 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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