# athghin
## 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

Second declension

### 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

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | athghinim | athghineann tú; athghinir$^†$ | athghineann sé, sí | athghinimid | athghineann sibh | athghineann siad; athghinid$^†$ | a athghineann; a athghineas / a n-athghineann* | athghintear |
| indicative | 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$^†$ |
| indicative | past habitual | d'athghininn / athghininn‡; n-athghininn‡‡ | d'athghinteá / athghinteá‡; n-athghinteá‡‡ | d'athghineadh sé, sí / athghineadh sé, sí‡; n-athghineadh sé, sí‡‡ | d'athghinimis; d'athghineadh muid / athghinimis; athghineadh muid‡; n-athghinimis‡‡; n-athghineadh muid‡‡ | d'athghineadh sibh / athghineadh sibh‡; n-athghineadh sibh‡‡ | d'athghinidís; d'athghineadh siad / athghinidís; athghineadh siad‡; n-athghinidís‡‡; n-athghineadh siad‡‡ | a d'athghineadh / a n-athghineadh* | d'athghintí / athghintí‡; n-athghintí‡‡ |
| future | 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* | athghinfear |
| conditional | conditional | d'athghinfinn / athghinfinn‡; n-athghinfinn‡‡ | d'athghinfeá / athghinfeá‡; n-athghinfeá‡‡ | d'athghinfeadh sé, sí / athghinfeadh sé, sí‡; n-athghinfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | 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 / a n-athghinfeadh* | d'athghinfí / athghinfí‡; n-athghinfí‡‡ |
| 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | athghinim | athghin | athghineadh sé, sí | athghinimis | athghinigí; athghinidh$^†$ | athghinidís | — | athghintear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | athghiniúint | athghiniúint | athghiniúint | athghiniúint | athghiniúint | athghiniúint | athghiniúint | athghiniúint |
| past participle | past participle | athghinte | athghinte | athghinte | athghinte | athghinte | athghinte | athghinte | athghinte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

##### Derived terms

* athghineadóir m (“regenerator”)

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “athghin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN