aithgin

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • aithgein

Etymology

From aith- +‎ gein.

Noun

aithgin n

  1. verbal noun of ad·gainethar
    1. rebirth
      • c. 808, Félire Oengusso, Epilogue line 240; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl., Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Harrison & Sons, 1905:
        Ba hed aithgin mbetha.
        It was the rebirth of the world.
    2. restitution

Inflection

Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative aithginN aithginN aithginenL
vocative aithginN aithginN aithginenL
accusative aithginN aithginN aithginenL
genitive aithgine aithginenN aithginenN
dative aithginimL aithginenaib aithginenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: aithgein

Mutation

Mutation of aithgin
radical lenition nasalization
aithgin
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 aithgin n-aithgin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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