Afraic

See also: Aifric

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Afraicc, from Old Irish Afraicc, borrowed from Latin Āfrica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈafˠɾˠɪc/

Proper noun

An Afraic f (genitive Na hAfraice)

Africa

Declension

Declension of Afraic

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Afraic
Vocative	a Afraic
Genitive	Afraice
Dative	Afraic

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Afraic
Genitive	na hAfraice
Dative	leis an Afraic don Afraic

Derived terms

Afracach (“African”, adjective)
Afracach m (“African”)
An Afraic Theas f (“South Africa”)
Poblacht na hAfraice Láir f (“the Central African Republic”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Afraic	nAfraic	hAfraic	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) “Afraic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Afraic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “Afraic” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Afraic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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