anfach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhtheanach, anaitheach, anfadhach

Etymology

From anfa (“storm, tempest”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

anfach (genitive singular masculine anfaigh, genitive singular feminine anfaí, plural anfacha, comparative anfaí)

1. stormy, rough, tempestuous

   Synonym: anfúil

Declension

Declension of anfach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	anfach	anfach	anfacha
Vocative	anfaigh		anfacha
Genitive		anfaí	anfacha	anfach
Dative	anfach	anfach; anfaigh (archaic)	anfacha
Comparative	níos anfaí
Superlative	is anfaí

Related terms

• anfacht f (“storminess”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anfach	n-anfach	hanfach	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) “anfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “tempestuous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “anfach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm