anfa

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish anbod, anfud (tempest, storm).

Pronunciation

Noun

anfa m or f (genitive singular anfa, nominative plural anfaí)

  1. storm, tempest
  2. stress, terror

Declension

Declension of anfa (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative anfa anfaí
vocative a anfa a anfaí
genitive anfa anfaí
dative anfa anfaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-anfa na hanfaí
genitive an anfa na n-anfaí
dative leis an anfa
don anfa
leis na hanfaí
Declension of anfa (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative anfa anfaí
vocative a anfa a anfaí
genitive anfa anfaí
dative anfa anfaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an anfa na hanfaí
genitive na hanfa na n-anfaí
dative leis an anfa
don anfa
leis na hanfaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • anfach (stormy, rough, tempestuous, adjective)
  • anfacht f (storminess)
  • anfúil (terrified; stormy, rough, tempestuous, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anfa n-anfa hanfa t-anfa

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

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anfa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • storm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • tempest”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024