aifearach

Irish

Alternative forms

• aithbhiorach (obsolete)
• aithbhearach (superseded)

Etymology

From aifir (“rebuke”, verb) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈavʲaɾˠa(x)/

Adjective

aifearach (genitive singular masculine aifearaigh, genitive singular feminine aifearaí, plural aifearacha, comparative aifearaí)

1. vindictive; reproachful

Declension

Declension of aifearach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aifearach	aifearach	aifearacha
Vocative	aifearaigh		aifearacha
Genitive		aifearaí	aifearacha	aifearach
Dative	aifearach	aifearach; aifearaigh (archaic)	aifearacha
Comparative	níos aifearaí
Superlative	is aifearaí

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aifearach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithbirach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language