anfaiseach
Irish
Alternative forms
- anafaiseach
Etymology
From anfais (“commotion, dismay”) + -ach.
Adjective
anfaiseach (genitive singular masculine anfaisigh, genitive singular feminine anfaisí, plural anfaiseacha, comparative anfaisí)
- dismayed
Declension
Declension of anfaiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anfaiseach | anfaiseach | anfaiseacha | |
| Vocative | anfaisigh | anfaiseacha | ||
| Genitive | anfaisí | anfaiseacha | anfaiseach | |
| Dative | anfaiseach | anfaiseach; anfaisigh (archaic) | anfaiseacha | |
| Comparative | níos anfaisí | |||
| Superlative | is anfaisí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anfaiseach | n-anfaiseach | hanfaiseach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "anfaiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.