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ainbhfial
ainbhfial
Irish
Adjective
ainbhfial (genitive singular masculine ainbhféil, plural ainbhfiala, comparative ainbhféile)
- Alternative form of ainfhial (“inhospitable; shameless”)
Declension
Declension of ainbhfial
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainbhfial | ainbhfial¹ | ainbhfiala³ | |
| Vocative | ainbhféil¹ | ainbhfial¹ | ainbhfiala | |
| Genitive | ainbhféil¹ | ainbhféile | ainbhfiala | ainbhfial |
| Dative | ainbhfial² | ainbhfial¹; (archaic) ainbhféil¹ |
ainbhfiala³ | |
| Comparative | ainbhféile | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainbhfial | n-ainbhfial | hainbhfial | t-ainbhfial |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainbhfial" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.