Afracánach

Irish

Etymology

From Afrikaans Afrikaner + -ach.

Adjective

Afracánach (genitive singular masculine Afracánaigh, genitive singular feminine Afracánaí, plural Afracánacha, not comparable)

1. Afrikaner

Declension

Declension of Afracánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Afracánach	Afracánach	Afracánacha
Vocative	Afracánaigh		Afracánacha
Genitive		Afracánaí	Afracánacha	Afracánach
Dative	Afracánach	Afracánach; Afracánaigh (archaic)	Afracánacha
Comparative	níos Afracánaí
Superlative	is Afracánaí

Noun

Afracánach m (genitive singular Afracánaigh, nominative plural Afracánaigh)

1. Afrikaner

Declension

Declension of Afracánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Afracánach Afracánaigh Vocative a Afracánaigh a Afracánacha Genitive Afracánaigh Afracánach Dative Afracánach Afracánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tAfracánach na hAfracánaigh Genitive an Afracánaigh na nAfracánach Dative leis an Afracánach don Afracánach leis na hAfracánaigh

Related terms

• Afracáinis f (“Afrikaans”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Afracánach	nAfracánach	hAfracánach	tAfracánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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