raidhfil

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rifle.

Noun

raidhfil m (genitive singular raidhfil, nominative plural raidhfilí)

1. rifle

Declension

Declension of raidhfil

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative raidhfil raidhfilí Vocative a raidhfil a raidhfilí Genitive raidhfil raidhfilí Dative raidhfil raidhfilí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an raidhfil na raidhfilí Genitive an raidhfil na raidhfilí Dative leis an raidhfil don raidhfil leis na raidhfilí

Derived terms

• fear raidhfil (“rifleman”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “raidhfil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN