ainfhéile

Irish

Etymology 1

From ain- (negative prefix) +‎ féile (“generosity, hospitality”).

Noun

ainfhéile f (genitive singular ainfhéile)

1. inhospitality
2. (literary) shamelessness

Declension

Declension of ainfhéile (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainfhéile vocative a ainfhéile genitive ainfhéile dative ainfhéile forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainfhéile genitive na hainfhéile dative leis an ainfhéile don ainfhéile

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ainfhéile

1. inflection of ainfhial (“inhospitable; shameless”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfhéile

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainfhéile	n-ainfhéile	hainfhéile	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ainfhéile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

References

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