ainfhéile

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Irish

Etymology 1

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ féile (“generosity, hospitality”).

Noun

ainfhéile f (genitive singular ainfhéile)

  1. inhospitality
  2. (literary) shamelessness
Declension
Declension of ainfhéile (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative ainfhéile
vocative a ainfhéile
genitive ainfhéile
dative ainfhéile
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an ainfhéile
genitive na hainfhéile
dative leis an ainfhéile
don ainfhéile

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ainfhéile

  1. inflection of ainfhial (“inhospitable; shameless”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfhéile
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainfhéile n-ainfhéile hainfhéile not applicable

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

Further reading

References

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