aithneach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish aithnech (“wise, knowing”), from Old Irish aithgne (“act of knowing, recognising, perceiving; knowledge, recognition, perception”), verbal noun of ad·gnin (“know, recognize; perceive, be aware of, understand”); synchronically, aithne (“recognition; act of recognizing”) or aithin (“know, recognize, identify”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
aithneach (genitive singular masculine aithnigh, genitive singular feminine aithní, plural aithneacha, comparative aithní)
- quick to recognize, discerning
- knowing, wise
Declension[edit]
Declension of aithneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aithneach | aithneach | aithneacha | |
Vocative | aithnigh | aithneacha | ||
Genitive | aithní | aithneacha | aithneach | |
Dative | aithneach | aithneach; aithnigh (archaic) |
aithneacha | |
Comparative | níos aithní | |||
Superlative | is aithní |
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aithneach | n-aithneach | haithneach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language