àitich
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish áittigid (“inhabits, dwells (in), settles (in); founds, establishes, builds”), from áitt (“place, situation, position, dwelling”); equivalent to àite (“place”) + -ich.
Verb
àitich (past dh'àitich, future àitichidh, verbal noun àiteach, past participle àitichte)
- cultivate
- inhabit
References
- “áittigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.