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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
áiféis f (genitive singular áiféise)
- exaggeration, boasting
- nonsense
- Synonyms: amaidí, seafóid
- drollery
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| áiféis
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n-áiféis
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háiféis
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áibéis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “áiféis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “áiféis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áiféis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30