ainfhial

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

ainbhfial

Etymology edit

From ain- +‎ fial (“seemly, proper; noble; generous, hospitable”).

Adjective edit

ainfhial (genitive singular masculine ainfhéil, genitive singular feminine ainfhéile, plural ainfhiala, comparative ainfhéile)

Declension edit

Declension of ainfhial

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	ainfhial	ainfhial	ainfhiala
Vocative	ainfhéil	ainfhial	ainfhiala
Genitive	ainfhéil	ainfhiale	ainfhiala	ainfhial
Dative	ainfhial	ainfhial; ainfhéil (archaic)	ainfhiala
Comparative	níos ainfhiale
Superlative	is ainfhiale

Mutation edit

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

References edit

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainfhial”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN