aifearach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aifir (“rebuke”, verb) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
aifearach (genitive singular masculine aifearaigh, genitive singular feminine aifearaí, plural aifearacha, comparative aifearaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of aifearach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | aifearach | aifearach | aifearacha | |
Vocative | aifearaigh | aifearacha | ||
Genitive | aifearaí | aifearacha | aifearach | |
Dative | aifearach | aifearach; aifearaigh (archaic) |
aifearacha | |
Comparative | níos aifearaí | |||
Superlative | is aifearaí |
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aifearach | n-aifearach | haifearach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aifearach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithbirach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language