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)

  1. cultivate
  2. inhabit

References
  • “áittigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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