aifid

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin aphides, coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758.

Noun

aifid f (genitive singular aifide, nominative plural aifidí)

1. aphid

Declension

Declension of aifid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aifid aifidí Vocative a aifid a aifidí Genitive aifide aifidí Dative aifid aifidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aifid na haifidí Genitive na haifide na n-aifidí Dative leis an aifid don aifid leis na haifidí

Hyponyms

• aifid arbhair
• aifid chabáiste
• aifid chlúmhach (“woolly aphid”)
• aifid dhubh
• aifid ghlas
• aifid róis
• aifid rua phrátaí
• míol pónaire

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aifid	n-aifid	haifid	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aifid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aifid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.