ainfhial

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhfial

Etymology

From ain- +‎ fial (“seemly, proper; noble; generous, hospitable”).

Adjective

ainfhial (genitive singular masculine ainfhéil, genitive singular feminine ainfhéile, plural ainfhiala, comparative ainfhéile)

1. inhospitable
2. (literary) shameless

Declension

Declension of ainfhial

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ainfhial	ainfhial	ainfhiala
Vocative	ainfhéil		ainfhiala
Genitive		ainfhiale	ainfhiala	ainfhial
Dative	ainfhial	ainfhial; ainfhéil (archaic)	ainfhiala
Comparative	níos ainfhiale
Superlative	is ainfhiale

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainfhial	n-ainfhial	hainfhial	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) “ainfhial”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN