athnuachan
feminine
The English phrase renewal is athnuachan in Irish.
athnuachan is a feminine noun meaning the act of renewing.
Meaning: act of renewing (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Ulster Irish, the term athnuachaint is used for renewal.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because the noun is feminine, the definite article used with it is an athnuachan (the renewal), but it will trigger feminine adjective forms in a sentence.
Did you know?
- The word athnuachan is built around nua, which is a cognate of the English word 'new' from their shared Indo-European roots.
- In Irish, the concept of 'newness' expressed in athnuachan can be used to describe both the physical restoration of an object and the spiritual rebirth of a person.
- The root verb athnuaigh consists of ath meaning 'again' and nua meaning 'new'. In Irish, the prefix ath- is used to create a vast family of words that describe repeating an action.
Examples in context
- An bhfuil foirm athnuachana tugtha isteach agat?Have you submitted the renewal form?
- Níor chuir sé an athnuachan in iúl.He did not announce the renewal.
Example conversation
Cathal and Aoife are discussing a contract.
- CathalAn bhfuil an athnuachan réidh?Is the renewal ready?
- AoifeTá, a Chathail, tá sé réidh.Yes, Cathal, it is ready.
- CathalGo raibh maith agat, a Aoife.Thank you, Aoife.
- AoifeNílim aon fhadhb leis.I have no problem with it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “renewal” translations and entries athnuachan, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
