ainfhéile

Irish

Etymology 1

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ féile (“generosity, hospitality”).

Noun

ainfhéile f (genitive singular ainfhéile)

1. inhospitality
2. (literary) shamelessness

Declension

Declension of ainfhéile

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ainfhéile Genitive na hainfhéile Dative leis an ainfhéile don ainfhéile

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ainfhéile

1. inflection of ainfhial (“inhospitable; shameless”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainfhéile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

References

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