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ainfhíor
ainfhíor
See also: ain-fhìor
Irish
Adjective
ainfhíor (genitive singular masculine ainfhír, genitive singular feminine ainfhíre, plural ainfhíora, comparative ainfhíre)
Declension
Declension of ainfhíor
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ainfhíor | ainfhíor | ainfhíora; ainfhíora² |
|
| Vocative | ainfhír | ainfhíora | ||
| Genitive | ainfhíre | ainfhíora | ainfhíor | |
| Dative | ainfhíor; ainfhíor¹ |
ainfhíor; ainfhír (archaic) |
ainfhíora; ainfhíora² |
|
| Comparative | níos ainfhíre | |||
| Superlative | is ainfhíre | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ainfhíor | n-ainfhíor | hainfhíor | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "ainfhíor" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.