áiféis

Irish

Alternative forms

• áibhéis

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈfʲeːʃ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːfʲeːʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːfʲeʃ/

Noun

áiféis f (genitive singular áiféise)

1. exaggeration, boasting
2. nonsense

   Synonyms: amaidí, seafóid

3. drollery

Declension

Declension of áiféis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative áiféis Vocative a áiféis Genitive áiféise Dative áiféis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an áiféis Genitive na háiféise Dative leis an áiféis don áiféis

Derived terms

• staicín áiféise m (“laughing-stock”)
• áiféiseach (“exaggerated; ridiculous; droll”, adjective)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áibéis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áiféis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “áiféis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áiféis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30