athshon

Irish

Etymology

From ath- (“re-”) +‎ son (“sound”).

Verb

athshon (present analytic athshonann, future analytic athshonfaidh, verbal noun athshonadh, past participle athshonta)

1. (intransitive) resonate

Conjugation

conjugation of athshon (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	athshonadh
past participle	athshonta
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	athshonaim	athshonann tú; athshonair†	athshonann sé, sí	athshonaimid	athshonann sibh	athshonann siad; athshonaid†	a athshonann; a athshonas / a n-athshonann*	athshontar
past	d'athshon mé; d'athshonas / athshon mé‡; athshonas‡	d'athshon tú; d'athshonais / athshon tú; athshonais‡	d'athshon sé, sí / athshon sé, sí‡	d'athshonamar; d'athshon muid / athshonamar; athshon muid‡	d'athshon sibh; d'athshonabhair / athshon sibh; athshonabhair‡	d'athshon siad; d'athshonadar / athshon siad; athshonadar‡	a d'athshon / ar athshon*	athshonadh; hathshonadh†
past habitual	d'athshonainn / athshonainn‡; n-athshonainn‡‡	d'athshontá / athshontá‡; n-athshontᇇ	d'athshonadh sé, sí / athshonadh sé, sí‡; n-athshonadh sé, s퇇	d'athshonaimis; d'athshonadh muid / athshonaimis; athshonadh muid‡; n-athshonaimis‡‡; n-athshonadh muid‡‡	d'athshonadh sibh / athshonadh sibh‡; n-athshonadh sibh‡‡	d'athshonaidís; d'athshonadh siad / athshonaidís; athshonadh siad‡; n-athshonaidís‡‡; n-athshonadh siad‡‡	a d'athshonadh / a n-athshonadh*	d'athshontaí / athshontaí‡; n-athshonta퇇
future	athshonfaidh mé; athshonfad	athshonfaidh tú; athshonfair†	athshonfaidh sé, sí	athshonfaimid; athshonfaidh muid	athshonfaidh sibh	athshonfaidh siad; athshonfaid†	a athshonfaidh; a athshonfas / a n-athshonfaidh*	athshonfar
conditional	d'athshonfainn / athshonfainn‡; n-athshonfainn‡‡	d'athshonfá / athshonfá‡; n-athshonfᇇ	d'athshonfadh sé, sí / athshonfadh sé, sí‡; n-athshonfadh sé, s퇇	d'athshonfaimis; d'athshonfadh muid / athshonfaimis‡; athshonfadh muid‡; n-athshonfaimis‡‡; n-athshonfadh muid‡‡	d'athshonfadh sibh / athshonfadh sibh‡; n-athshonfadh sibh‡‡	d'athshonfaidís; d'athshonfadh siad / athshonfaidís‡; athshonfadh siad‡; n-athshonfaidís‡‡; n-athshonfadh siad‡‡	a d'athshonfadh / a n-athshonfadh*	d'athshonfaí / athshonfaí‡; n-athshonfa퇇
subjunctive
present	go n-athshona mé; go n-athshonad†	go n-athshona tú; go n-athshonair†	go n-athshona sé, sí	go n-athshonaimid; go n-athshona muid	go n-athshona sibh	go n-athshona siad; go n-athshonaid†	—	go n-athshontar
past	dá n-athshonainn	dá n-athshontá	dá n-athshonadh sé, sí	dá n-athshonaimis; dá n-athshonadh muid	dá n-athshonadh sibh	dá n-athshonaidís; dá n-athshonadh siad	—	dá n-athshontaí
imperative
–	athshonaim	athshon	athshonadh sé, sí	athshonaimis	athshonaigí; athshonaidh†	athshonaidís	—	athshontar

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

Derived terms

• athshonadóir m (“resonator”)

Related terms

• athshondach (“resonant”)
• athshondas m (“resonance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of athshon

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
athshon	n-athshon	hathshon	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “athshon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN