aifís

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

aifís f (genitive singular aifíse)

1. lush grass

Declension

Declension of aifís (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aifís vocative a aifís genitive aifíse dative aifís forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aifís genitive na haifíse dative leis an aifís don aifís

Mutation

Mutated forms of aifís

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aifís	n-aifís	haifís	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

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