Afracáinis

Irish

Etymology

From Afrikaans Afrikaans + -is.

Proper noun

Afracáinis f (genitive Afracáinise)

1. the Afrikaans language

Declension

Declension of Afracáinis

Second declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Afracáinis Genitive na hAfracáinise Dative leis an Afracáinis don Afracáinis

Related terms

• Afracánach (“Afrikaner”, adjective)
• Afracánach m (“Afrikaner”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “Afrikaans”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024