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aithin.

know, recognize, identify

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈahənʲ//ˈeːhənʲ/Galway/ænʲ/Galway[æːnʲ]Galway, Cois-Fharraige

  1. know, recognize, identify

    transitive
    Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.

  2. acknowledge

    transitive

  3. distinguish

    transitive

  4. perceive

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish aithnid, aithnigid, aithintigid (“to know, recognise”), from aithne, from Old Irish ad·gnin.

verb/ˈahənʲ//ˈeːhənʲ/Galway/ænʲ/Galway[æːnʲ]Galway, Cois-Fharraige

  1. bid, command

    transitive

  2. commit, commend (do (“to”))

    literary · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish aithnid, aithnigid (“deliver to, commend, command”), from aithne.

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