Afracáinis

Irish

Etymology

From Afrikaans Afrikaans + -is.

Proper noun

Afracáinis f (genitive Afracáinise)

1. the Afrikaans language

Declension

Declension of Afracáinis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Afracáinis vocative a Afracáinis genitive Afracáinise dative Afracáinis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Afracáinis genitive na hAfracáinise dative leis an Afracáinis don Afracáinis

Related terms

• Afracánach (“Afrikaner”, adjective)
• Afracánach m (“Afrikaner”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Afracáinis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Afracáinis	nAfracáinis	hAfracáinis	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

• “Afrikaans”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024