anfhaiteach

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Irish

Etymology

From an- (negative prefix) +‎ faiteach (“fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy”).

Adjective

anfhaiteach (genitive singular masculine anfhaitigh, genitive singular feminine anfhaití, plural anfhaiteacha, comparative anfhaití)

  1. unwary; incautious

Declension

Declension of anfhaiteach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative anfhaiteach anfhaiteach anfhaiteacha
vocative anfhaitigh anfhaiteacha
genitive anfhaití anfhaiteacha anfhaiteach
dative anfhaiteach anfhaiteach;
anfhaitigh (archaic) 		anfhaiteacha
Comparative níos anfhaití
Superlative is anfhaití

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfhaiteach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anfhaiteach n-anfhaiteach hanfhaiteach not applicable

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

References

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