aifearach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aifir (“rebuke”, verb) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aifearach (genitive singular masculine aifearaigh, genitive singular feminine aifearaí, plural aifearacha, comparative aifearaí)

  1. vindictive; reproachful

Declension

Declension of aifearach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative aifearach aifearach aifearacha
vocative aifearaigh aifearacha
genitive aifearaí aifearacha aifearach
dative aifearach aifearach;
aifearaigh (archaic) 		aifearacha
Comparative níos aifearaí
Superlative is aifearaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of aifearach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aifearach n-aifearach haifearach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 324, page 113

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