ainfine

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhthean, ainbhtheinne, ainbhthine

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbthen, ainbthine.

Noun

ainfine f (genitive singular ainfine, nominative plural ainfiní)

1. spring tide
2. storm

Declension

Declension of ainfine

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainfine ainfiní Vocative a ainfine a ainfiní Genitive ainfine ainfiní Dative ainfine ainfiní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ainfine na hainfiní Genitive na hainfine na n-ainfiní Dative leis an ainfine don ainfine leis na hainfiní

Related terms

• anfa

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainbthen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainḃṫeinne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainfine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN