aithneach
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language