anfa

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish anbod, anfud (“tempest, storm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˠəfˠə/

Noun

anfa m or f (genitive singular anfa, nominative plural anfaí)

  1. storm, tempest
  2. stress, terror

Declension

Declension of anfa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative anfa anfaí
vocative a anfa a anfaí
genitive anfa anfaí
dative anfa anfaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-anfa na hanfaí
genitive an anfa na n-anfaí
dative leis an anfa
don anfa 		leis na hanfaí
Declension of anfa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative anfa anfaí
vocative a anfa a anfaí
genitive anfa anfaí
dative anfa anfaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an anfa na hanfaí
genitive na hanfa na n-anfaí
dative leis an anfa
don anfa 		leis na hanfaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • anfach (“stormy, rough, tempestuous”, adjective)
  • anfacht f (“storminess”)
  • anfúil (“terrified; stormy, rough, tempestuous”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anfa n-anfa hanfa t-anfa

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

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anfa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “storm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “tempest”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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