anfhaiteach
Irish
Etymology
From an- (negative prefix) + faiteach (“fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy”).
Adjective
anfhaiteach (genitive singular masculine anfhaitigh, genitive singular feminine anfhaití, plural anfhaiteacha, comparative anfhaití)
- unwary; incautious
Declension
Declension of anfhaiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anfhaiteach | anfhaiteach | anfhaiteacha | |
| Vocative | anfhaitigh | anfhaiteacha | ||
| Genitive | anfhaití | anfhaiteacha | anfhaiteach | |
| Dative | anfhaiteach | anfhaiteach; anfhaitigh (archaic) | anfhaiteacha | |
| Comparative | níos anfhaití | |||
| Superlative | is anfhaití | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anfhaiteach | n-anfhaiteach | hanfhaiteach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "anfhaiteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.