áiféis

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

áiféis f (genitive singular áiféise)

  1. exaggeration, boasting
  2. nonsense
    Synonyms: amaidí, seafóid
  3. drollery

Declension

Declension of áiféis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative áiféis
vocative a áiféis
genitive áiféise
dative áiféis
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an áiféis
genitive na háiféise
dative leis an áiféis
don áiféis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of áiféis
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
áiféis n-áiféis háiféis not applicable

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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