aithne
See also: Aithne
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæn̠ʲə/, /ˈænə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈæːnʲə/
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, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 24:
- tā æńə agm̥ əŕ.
- conventional orthography: Tá aithne agam air.
- I know him; I am acquainted with him.
- conventional orthography: Tá aithne agam air.
- tā æńə agm̥ əŕ.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 24:
- recognition; act of recognizing
- knowledge
- (characteristic or distinguishing) appearance
- Alternative form of aithint: verbal noun of aithin
Declension
Declension of aithne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- anaithne f (“obscurity, lack of recognition”)
- athaithne f (“renewal of acquaintance”)
- dea-aithne f (“good acquaintanceship”)
- féinaithne f (“self-knowledge”)
Declension
Declension of aithne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithne | n-aithne | haithne | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "aithne" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aithne” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- “1 aithne ("entrusting")” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 aithne ("knowing")” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- 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
FWOTD – 25 July 2015
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaθʲnʲe/
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
- 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
- an act of commanding; a command, order
- (biblical) a commandment, a Commandment
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aithne | unchanged | n-aithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “1 aithne ("entrusting")” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Derived terms
- 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
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aithne | n-aithne | h-aithne | t-aithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “2 aithne ("knowing")” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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