athghin

athghin

See also: ath-ghin

Irish

Etymology 1

From ath- (“re-, second”) +‎ gin (“begetting; birth”).

Noun

athghin f (genitive singular athghine, nominative plural athghinte)

1. counterpart

Declension

Declension of athghin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative athghin athghinte Vocative a athghin a athghinte Genitive athghine athghinte Dative athghin athghinte

Forms with the definite article Case 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)

1. (transitive) regenerate

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	athghinim	athghineann tú; athghinir†	athghineann sé, sí	athghinimid	athghineann sibh	athghineann siad; athghinid†	a athghineann; a athghineas / a n-athghineann*; a n-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 / ar 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 / ar athghineadh*	d'athghintí / 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*; a n-athghinfeas*	athghinfear
conditional		d'athghinfinn / athghinfinn‡; n-athghinfinn‡‡	d'athghinfeá / athghinfeá‡; n-athghinfeᇇ	d'athghinfeadh sé, sí / athghinfeadh sé, sí‡; n-athghinfeadh sé, s퇇	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 / ar athghinfeadh*	d'athghinfí / athghinfí‡; n-athghinf퇇
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
verbal noun		athghiniúint
past participle		athghinte

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

• athghineadóir m (“regenerator”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
athghin	n-athghin	hathghin	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "athghin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.