Afracach

Irish

Etymology

From an Afraic (“Africa”) +‎ -ach. Compare Old Irish Afraicech, Scottish Gaelic Afragach.

Adjective

Afracach (genitive singular masculine Afracaigh, genitive singular feminine Afracaí, plural Afracacha, not comparable)

  1. African
Declension
Declension of Afracach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Afracach Afracach Afracacha
Vocative Afracaigh Afracacha
Genitive Afracaí Afracacha Afracach
Dative Afracach Afracach;
Afracaigh (archaic)		 Afracacha
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)
Derived terms
  • Afracach Theas (“South African”, adjective)

Noun

Afracach m (genitive singular Afracaigh, nominative plural Afracaigh)

  1. African

Declension
Declension of Afracach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Afracach Afracaigh
Vocative a Afracaigh a Afracacha
Genitive Afracaigh Afracach
Dative Afracach Afracaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tAfracach na hAfracaigh
Genitive an Afracaigh na nAfracach
Dative leis an Afracach

don Afracach

 leis na hAfracaigh
Derived terms
  • Afracach Theas m (“South African”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Afracach nAfracach hAfracach tAfracach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "Afracach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “Afraicech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “Afracach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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