aifricéad

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English affricate, from Latin affricātus (“rubbed”).

Noun

aifricéad m (genitive singular aifricéid, nominative plural aifricéid)

1. (phonetics, phonology) affricate

Declension

Declension of aifricéad

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative aifricéad aifricéid Vocative a aifricéid a aifricéada Genitive aifricéid aifricéad Dative aifricéad aifricéid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aifricéad na haifricéid Genitive an aifricéid na n-aifricéad Dative leis an aifricéad don aifricéad leis na haifricéid

Mutation

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

Further reading

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