afana-

See also: afana, afaná, and afâna

Irish

Alternative forms

• afan- (before a vowel)
• afanai- (before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “unseen”).

Prefix

afana-

1. aphano-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with afana-

Mutation

Mutated forms of afana-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
afana-	n-afana-	hafana-	t-afana-

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) “afan(a)(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN