aithneach

See also: Aithneach and àithneach

Irish

Etymology

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

aithneach (genitive singular masculine aithnigh, genitive singular feminine aithní, plural aithneacha, comparative aithní)

quick to recognize, discerning
knowing, wise

Declension

Declension of *aithneach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aithneach	aithneach	aithneacha
vocative	aithnigh	aithneach	aithneacha
genitive	aithnigh	aithní	aithneacha	aithneach
dative	aithneach	aithneach; aithnigh (archaic)	aithneacha

Comparative	níos aithní
Superlative	is aithní

Mutation

Mutated forms of *aithneach*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithneach	n-aithneach	haithneach	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) “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