alfraits
Irish
editEtymology
editPossibly from Welsh arblas (“crossbow”), from Middle English arblast, arbalest.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalfraits f (genitive singular alfraitse, nominative plural alfraitsí)
Declension
editDeclension of alfraits
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- alfraitsíocht f (“rascality”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alfraits | n-alfraits | halfraits | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alfraits”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alfraits”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “alfraits”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50