áfach

Irish

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• ámh, ámhach, ámhaigh, ámhthach, ámhthacht, ámhthaigh

Adverb

áfach

1. however

Usage notes

Never the first word in a sentence.

Etymology 2

Noun

áfach m (genitive singular áfaigh, nominative plural áfaigh)

1. Alternative form of ábhach (“hole, recess”)

Declension

Declension of áfach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative áfach áfaigh Vocative a áfaigh a áfacha Genitive áfaigh áfach Dative áfach áfaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-áfach na háfaigh Genitive an áfaigh na n-áfach Dative leis an áfach don áfach leis na háfaigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áfach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “áfach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024