anfach
Irish
Alternative forms
- ainbhtheanach, anaitheach, anfadhach
Adjective
anfach (genitive singular masculine anfaigh, genitive singular feminine anfaí, plural anfacha, comparative anfaí)
- stormy, rough, tempestuous
- Synonym: anfúil
Declension
Declension of anfach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anfach | anfach | anfacha | |
| Vocative | anfaigh | anfacha | ||
| Genitive | anfaí | anfacha | anfach | |
| Dative | anfach | anfach; anfaigh (archaic) |
anfacha | |
| Comparative | níos anfaí | |||
| Superlative | is anfaí | |||
Related terms
- anfacht f (“storminess”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anfach | n-anfach | hanfach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "anfach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “tempestuous” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “anfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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