ainfhiosracht

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“great”) +‎ fiosracht (“inquisitiveness”).

Noun

ainfhiosracht f (genitive singular ainfhiosrachta)

1. overcuriosity, unhealthy curiosity

Declension

Declension of ainfhiosracht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative ainfhiosracht Vocative a ainfhiosracht Genitive ainfhiosrachta Dative ainfhiosracht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ainfhiosracht Genitive na hainfhiosrachta Dative leis an ainfhiosracht don ainfhiosracht

Related terms

• ainfhiosrach (“overcurious”, adjective)

Mutation

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