Aifreannach

Irish

Etymology

From Aifreann (“Mass”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

Aifreannach m (genitive singular Aifreannaigh, nominative plural Aifreannaigh)

1. (Christianity) Mass-goer

Declension

Declension of Aifreannach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Aifreannach Aifreannaigh vocative a Aifreannaigh a Aifreannacha genitive Aifreannaigh Aifreannach dative Aifreannach Aifreannaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tAifreannach na hAifreannaigh genitive an Aifreannaigh na nAifreannach dative leis an Aifreannach don Aifreannach leis na hAifreannaigh

Derived terms

• Aifreannach maith (“regular Mass-goer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Aifreannach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aifreannach	nAifreannach	hAifreannach	tAifreannach

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) “Aifreannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Aifreannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Aifreannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024