anfhaiteach

Irish

Etymology

From an- (negative prefix) +‎ faiteach (“fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy”).

Adjective

anfhaiteach (genitive singular masculine anfhaitigh, genitive singular feminine anfhaití, plural anfhaiteacha, comparative anfhaití)

1. unwary; incautious

Declension

Declension of anfhaiteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteacha
Vocative	anfhaitigh		anfhaiteacha
Genitive		anfhaití	anfhaiteacha	anfhaiteach
Dative	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteach; anfhaitigh (archaic)	anfhaiteacha
Comparative	níos anfhaití
Superlative	is anfhaití

Mutation

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