anaithne

Irish

Etymology

From an- +‎ aithne.

Noun

anaithne f (genitive singular anaithne)

1. obscurity, lack of recognition

Declension

Declension of anaithne

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative anaithne Vocative a anaithne Genitive anaithne Dative anaithne

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an anaithne Genitive na hanaithne Dative leis an anaithne don anaithne

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anaithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “obscurity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024