áfach
Irish
Etymology 1
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Alternative forms
- ámh, ámhach, ámhaigh, ámhthach, ámhthacht, ámhthaigh
Usage notes
Never the first word in a sentence.
Noun
áfach m (genitive singular áfaigh, nominative plural áfaigh)
- Alternative form of ábhach (“hole, recess”)
Declension
Declension of áfach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áfach | n-áfach | háfach | t-áfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “áfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “áfach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 27
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