áfach

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Adverb

áfach

  1. however
Usage notes

Never the first word in a sentence.

Etymology 2

Noun

áfach m (genitive singular áfaigh, nominative plural áfaigh)

  1. 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

Mutated forms of áfach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áfach n-áfach háfach t-áfach

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

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