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)
- 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 | |||
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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 by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “anfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.