ainfhíor

See also: ain-fhìor

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ fíor (“true”).

Adjective

ainfhíor (genitive singular masculine ainfhír, genitive singular feminine ainfhíre, plural ainfhíora, comparative ainfhíre)

1. untrue

Declension

Declension of ainfhíor

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainfhíor	ainfhíor	ainfhíora; ainfhíora²
Vocative	ainfhír		ainfhíora
Genitive		ainfhíre	ainfhíora	ainfhíor
Dative	ainfhíor; ainfhíor¹	ainfhíor; ainfhír (archaic)	ainfhíora; ainfhíora²
Comparative	níos ainfhíre
Superlative	is ainfhíre

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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

References

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