Afraic
See also: Aifric
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish Afraicc, from Old Irish Afraicc, borrowed from Latin Āfrica.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
An Afraic f (genitive Na hAfraice)
Declension edit
Declension of Afraic
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- Afracach (“African”, adjective)
- Afracach m (“African”)
- An Afraic Theas f (“South Africa”)
- Poblacht na hAfraice Láir f (“the Central African Republic”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Afraic | nAfraic | hAfraic | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Afraic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Afraic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Afraic” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Afraic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.