áfach
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
áfach
Usage notes[edit]
Never the first word in a sentence.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
áfach m (genitive singular áfaigh, nominative plural áfaigh)
- Alternative form of ábhach (“hole, recess”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of áfach
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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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. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “áfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “áfach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 27