aithin

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈahənʲ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈeːhənʲ/, /ænʲ/, (Cois Fharraige) [æːnʲ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish aithnid, aithnigid, aithintigid (“to know, recognise”), from aithne, from Old Irish ad·gnin. ==== Verb ==== aithin (present analytic aithníonn, future analytic aithneoidh, verbal noun aithint, past participle aitheanta) (transitive) know, recognize, identify (transitive) acknowledge (transitive) distinguish (transitive) perceive ===== Conjugation ===== Alternative present analytic: aithneann Alternative verbal noun: aithniú ===== Alternative forms ===== aithnigh (Cois Fharraige) ===== Derived terms ===== so-aitheanta (“recognizable; easy to distinguish, to discern”) === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish aithnid, aithnigid (“deliver to, commend, command”), from aithne. ==== Verb ==== aithin (present analytic aithníonn, future analytic aithneoidh, verbal noun aithint, past participle aitheanta) (transitive) bid, command (transitive, literary) commit, commend (do (“to”)) ===== Conjugation ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aithin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aiṫniġim ‘know, recognise’; aiṫnim ‘command’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 22 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “aithin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “aithin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026