anfa

Irish

Alternative forms

• anaithe
• ainfe
• ainfine
• ainbhthe
• ainbhthine

Etymology

From Old Irish anbod, anfud (“tempest, storm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanˠəfˠə/

Noun

anfa m or f (genitive singular anfa, nominative plural anfaí)

1. storm, tempest
2. stress, terror

Declension

Declension of anfa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative anfa anfaí Vocative a anfa a anfaí Genitive anfa anfaí Dative anfa anfaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-anfa na hanfaí Genitive an anfa na n-anfaí Dative leis an anfa don anfa leis na hanfaí

Declension of anfa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative anfa anfaí Vocative a anfa a anfaí Genitive anfa anfaí Dative anfa anfaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an anfa na hanfaí Genitive na hanfa na n-anfaí Dative leis an anfa don anfa leis na hanfaí

Synonyms

• (storm): doineann, stoirm

Derived terms

• anfach (“stormy, rough, tempestuous”, adjective)
• anfacht f (“storminess”)
• anfúil (“terrified; stormy, rough, tempestuous”, adjective)

Mutation

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anfud”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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