aifearach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aithbirach (“reproving”, adjective), from aithber m (“act of rebuking”); synchronically, aifir (“rebuke”, verb) + -ach.
Adjective
aifearach (genitive singular masculine aifearaigh, genitive singular feminine aifearaí, plural aifearacha, comparative aifearaí)
Declension
Declension of aifearach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aifearach | aifearach | aifearacha | |
| Vocative | aifearaigh | aifearacha | ||
| Genitive | aifearaí | aifearacha | aifearach | |
| Dative | aifearach | aifearach; aifearaigh (archaic) |
aifearacha | |
| Comparative | níos aifearaí | |||
| Superlative | is aifearaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aifearach | n-aifearach | haifearach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "aifearach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “aithbirach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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