aiféilean

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (compare Latin aphelium).

Noun

aiféilean m (genitive singular aiféilin, nominative plural aiféilin)

1. (astronomy) aphelion (the point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun)

   Synonym: cianphointe ó ghrian

Declension

Declension of aiféilean

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aiféilean aiféilin Vocative a aiféilin a aiféileana Genitive aiféilin aiféilean Dative aiféilean aiféilin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aiféilean na haiféilin Genitive an aiféilin na n-aiféilean Dative leis an aiféilean don aiféilean leis na haiféilin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiféilean	n-aiféilean	haiféilean	t-aiféilean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aiféilean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “aiféilean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.