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áfach

áfach

Irish

Adverb

áfach

however

Etymology 2

Noun

áfach m ‎(genitive singular áfaigh, nominative plural áfaigh)

Alternative form of ábhach ‎(“hole, recess”)

Declension

Declension of áfach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	áfach	áfaigh
Vocative	a áfaigh	a áfacha
Genitive	áfaigh	áfach
Dative	áfach	áfaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-áfach	na háfaigh
Genitive	an áfaigh	na n-áfach
Dative	leis an áfach don áfach	leis na háfaigh

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.

References

"áfach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.