aithisigh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aithisigid(ir) (“reviles, abuses, insults”, verb). By surface analysis, aithis (“slur, reproach; disgrace”) + -igh (denominative verb suffix).
Verb
aithisigh (present analytic aithisíonn, future analytic aithiseoidh, verbal noun aithisiú, past participle aithisithe)
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | aithisím | aithisíonn tú; aithisír† |
aithisíonn sé, sí | aithisímid; aithisíonn muid |
aithisíonn sibh | aithisíonn siad; aithisíd† |
a aithisíonn; a aithisíos | aithisítear |
| past | d'aithisigh mé; d'aithisíos / aithisigh mé‡; aithisíos‡ |
d'aithisigh tú; d'aithisís / aithisigh tú‡; aithisís‡ |
d'aithisigh sé, sí / aithisigh sé, sí‡ |
d'aithisíomar; d'aithisigh muid / aithisíomar‡; aithisigh muid‡ |
d'aithisigh sibh; d'aithisíobhair / aithisigh sibh‡; aithisíobhair‡ |
d'aithisigh siad; d'aithisíodar / aithisigh siad‡; aithisíodar‡ |
a d'aithisigh | aithisíodh; haithisíodh† |
| past habitual | d'aithisínn / aithisínn‡ |
d'aithisíteá / aithisíteᇠ|
d'aithisíodh sé, sí / aithisíodh sé, sí‡ |
d'aithisímis; d'aithisíodh muid / aithisímis‡; aithisíodh muid‡ |
d'aithisíodh sibh / aithisíodh sibh‡ |
d'aithisídís; d'aithisíodh / aithisídís‡; aithisíodh siad‡ |
a d'aithisíodh | d'aithisítí / aithisítí‡ |
| singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| future | aithiseoidh mé; aithiseod; aithiseochaidh mé† |
aithiseoidh tú; aithiseoir†; aithiseochaidh tú† |
aithiseoidh sé, sí; aithiseochaidh sé, sí† |
aithiseoimid; aithiseoidh muid; aithiseochaimid†; aithiseochaidh muid† |
aithiseoidh sibh; aithiseochaidh sibh† |
aithiseoidh siad; aithiseoid†; aithiseochaidh siad† |
a aithiseoidh; a aithiseos; a aithiseochaidh†; a aithiseochas† | aithiseofar; aithiseochar† |
| conditional | d'aithiseoinn; d'aithiseochainn† / aithiseoinn‡; aithiseochainn†‡ |
d'aithiseofá; d'aithiseochthᆠ/ aithiseofá‡; aithiseochthᆇ |
d'aithiseodh sé, sí; d'aithiseochadh sé, sí† / aithiseodh sé, sí‡; aithiseochadh sé, s톇 |
d'aithiseoimis; d'aithiseodh muid; d'aithiseochaimis†; d'aithiseochadh muid† / aithiseoimis‡; aithiseodh muid‡; aithiseochaimis†‡; aithiseochadh muid†‡ |
d'aithiseodh sibh; d'aithiseochadh sibh† / aithiseodh sibh‡; aithiseochadh sibh†‡ |
d'aithiseoidís; d'aithiseodh siad; d'aithiseochaidís†; d'aithiseochadh siad† / aithiseoidís‡; aithiseodh siad‡; aithiseochaidís†‡; aithiseochadh siad†‡ |
a d'aithiseodh; a d'aithiseochadh† | d'aithiseofaí; d'aithiseochthaí† / aithiseofaí‡; aithiseochtha톇 |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present | go n-aithisí mé; go n-aithisíod† |
go n-aithisí tú; go n-aithisír† |
go n-aithisí sé, sí | go n-aithisímid; go n-aithisí muid |
go n-aithisí sibh | go n-aithisí siad; go n-aithisíd† |
— | go n-aithisítear |
| past | dá n-aithisínn | dá n-aithisíteá | dá n-aithisíodh sé, sí | dá n-aithisímis; dá n-aithisíodh muid |
dá n-aithisíodh sibh | dá n-aithisídís; dá n-aithisíodh siad |
— | dá n-aithisítí |
| imperative | singular | plural | direct relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| — | aithisím | aithisigh | aithisíodh sé, sí | aithisímis | aithisígí; aithisídh† |
aithisídís | — | aithisítear |
| past participle | aithisithe | |||||||
| verbal noun | aithisiú | |||||||
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
Alternative forms
Related terms
- aithiseoir m (“defamer”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
aithisigh
- inflection of aithiseach (“defamatory; shameful”):
- vocative/genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aithisigh | n-aithisigh | haithisigh | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aithisigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithisigid(ir)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language