áfach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːfˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːfˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• ámh, ámhach, ámhaigh, ámhthach, ámhthacht, ámhthaigh

Adverb

áfach

1. however

Usage notes

Never the first word in a sentence.

Etymology 2

Noun

áfach m (genitive singular áfaigh, nominative plural áfaigh)

1. Alternative form of ábhach (“hole, recess”)

Declension

Declension of áfach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative áfach áfaigh vocative a áfaigh a áfacha genitive áfaigh áfach dative áfach áfaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-áfach na háfaigh genitive an áfaigh na n-áfach dative leis an áfach don áfach leis na háfaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of áfach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áfach	n-áfach	háfach	t-áfach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áfach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “áfach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 27