aife

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See also: Aífe

Irish

Alternative forms

aithbhe (superseded)
aithe, atha

Etymology

From Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”).

Noun

aife f (genitive singular aife)

Declension

Declension of aife

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	aife
Vocative	a aife
Genitive	aife
Dative	aife

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an aife
Genitive	na haife
Dative	leis an aife don aife

Derived terms

briseadh aife (“(ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide”)
cainéal aife (“ebb channel”)
comhdhlúthadán aife (“reflux condenser”)
leath aife (“half-ebb”)
taoide aife (“ebbing tide”)
tonn aife (“receding wave”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aife	n-aife	haife	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aife”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithbe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áiṫḃe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 20
“aife”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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