athghin

See also: ath-ghin

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish aithgein, from Old Irish aithgin, aithgein (“rebirth, restitution”). By surface analysis, ath- (“re-, second”) +‎ gin (“begetting; birth”).

Noun

athghin f (genitive singular athghine, nominative plural athghinte)

counterpart

Declension

Declension of athghin (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	athghin	athghinte
vocative	a athghin	a athghinte
genitive	athghine	athghinte
dative	athghin	athghinte

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an athghin	na hathghinte
genitive	na hathghine	na n-athghinte
dative	leis an athghin don athghin	leis na hathghinte

Etymology 2

From ath- (“re-, second”) +‎ gin (“generate, produce”).

Verb

athghin (present analytic athghineann, future analytic athghinfidh, verbal noun athghiniúint, past participle athghinte)

(transitive) regenerate

Conjugation

conjugation of athghin (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	athghiniúint
past participle	athghinte
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	athghinim	athghineann tú; athghinir^†	athghineann sé, sí	athghinimid	athghineann sibh	athghineann siad; athghinid^†	a athghineann; a athghineas / a n-athghineann*	athghintear
past	d'athghin mé; d'athghineas / athghin mé‡; athghineas‡	d'athghin tú; d'athghinis / athghin tú; athghinis‡	d'athghin sé, sí / athghin sé, sí‡	d'athghineamar; d'athghin muid / athghineamar; athghin muid‡	d'athghin sibh; d'athghineabhair / athghin sibh; athghineabhair‡	d'athghin siad; d'athghineadar / athghin siad; athghineadar‡	a d'athghin / ar athghin*	athghineadh; hathghineadh^†
past habitual	d'athghininn / athghininn‡; n-athghininn‡‡	d'athghinteá / athghinteá‡; n-athghinteá‡‡	d'athghineadh sé, sí / athghineadh sé, sí‡; n-athghineadh sé, sí‡‡	d'athghinimis; d'athghineadh muid / athghinimis; athghineadh muid‡; n-athghinimis‡‡; n-athghineadh muid‡‡	d'athghineadh sibh / athghineadh sibh‡; n-athghineadh sibh‡‡	d'athghinidís; d'athghineadh siad / athghinidís; athghineadh siad‡; n-athghinidís‡‡; n-athghineadh siad‡‡	a d'athghineadh / a n-athghineadh*	d'athghintí / athghintí‡; n-athghintí‡‡
future	athghinfidh mé; athghinfead	athghinfidh tú; athghinfir^†	athghinfidh sé, sí	athghinfimid; athghinfidh muid	athghinfidh sibh	athghinfidh siad; athghinfid^†	a athghinfidh; a athghinfeas / a n-athghinfidh*	athghinfear
conditional	d'athghinfinn / athghinfinn‡; n-athghinfinn‡‡	d'athghinfeá / athghinfeá‡; n-athghinfeá‡‡	d'athghinfeadh sé, sí / athghinfeadh sé, sí‡; n-athghinfeadh sé, sí‡‡	d'athghinfimis; d'athghinfeadh muid / athghinfimis‡; athghinfeadh muid‡; n-athghinfimis‡‡; n-athghinfeadh muid‡‡	d'athghinfeadh sibh / athghinfeadh sibh‡; n-athghinfeadh sibh‡‡	d'athghinfidís; d'athghinfeadh siad / athghinfidís‡; athghinfeadh siad‡; n-athghinfidís‡‡; n-athghinfeadh siad‡‡	a d'athghinfeadh / a n-athghinfeadh*	d'athghinfí / athghinfí‡; n-athghinfí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go n-athghine mé; go n-athghinead^†	go n-athghine tú; go n-athghinir^†	go n-athghine sé, sí	go n-athghinimid; go n-athghine muid	go n-athghine sibh	go n-athghine siad; go n-athghinid^†	—	go n-athghintear
past	dá n-athghininn	dá n-athghinteá	dá n-athghineadh sé, sí	dá n-athghinimis; dá n-athghineadh muid	dá n-athghineadh sibh	dá n-athghinidís; dá n-athghineadh siad	—	dá n-athghintí
imperative
–	athghinim	athghin	athghineadh sé, sí	athghinimis	athghinigí; athghinidh^†	athghinidís	—	athghintear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

athghineadóir m (“regenerator”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *athghin*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
athghin	n-athghin	hathghin	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) “athghin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN