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)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	athghinim	athghineann tú; athghinir^†	athghineann sé, sí	athghinimid; athghineann muid	athghineann sibh	athghineann siad; athghinid^†	a athghineann; a athghineas	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	athghineadh; hathghineadh^†
past habitual	d'athghininn / athghininn^‡	d'athghinteá / athghinteá^‡	d'athghineadh sé, sí / athghineadh sé, sí^‡	d'athghinimis; d'athghineadh muid / athghinimis^‡; athghineadh muid^‡	d'athghineadh sibh / athghineadh sibh^‡	d'athghinidís; d'athghineadh siad / athghinidís^‡; athghineadh siad^‡	a d'athghineadh	d'athghintí / athghintí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	athghinfidh mé; athghinfead	athghinfidh tú; athghinfir^†	athghinfidh sé, sí	athghinfimid; athghinfidh muid	athghinfidh sibh	athghinfidh siad; athghinfid^†	a athghinfidh; a athghinfeas	athghinfear
conditional	d'athghinfinn / athghinfinn^‡	d'athghinfeá / athghinfeá^‡	d'athghinfeadh sé, sí / athghinfeadh sé, sí^‡	d'athghinfimis; d'athghinfeadh muid / athghinfimis^‡; athghinfeadh muid^‡	d'athghinfeadh sibh / athghinfeadh sibh^‡	d'athghinfidís; d'athghinfeadh siad / athghinfidís^‡; athghinfeadh siad^‡	a d'athghinfeadh	d'athghinfí / athghinfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	athghinim	athghin	athghineadh sé, sí	athghinimis	athghinigí; athghinidh^†	athghinidís	—	athghintear

past participle	athghinte

verbal noun	athghiniúint

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

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