aifirt

Irish

Alternative forms

• aifear

Etymology

From aifir +‎ -t.

Noun

aifirt f (genitive singular aifeartha)

1. verbal noun of aifir (“rebuke, reproach; punish”)
2. rebuke, reproach

Declension

Declension of aifirt (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aifirt vocative a aifirt genitive aifeartha dative aifirt forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aifirt genitive na haifeartha dative leis an aifirt don aifirt

Mutation

Mutated forms of aifirt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aifirt	n-aifirt	haifirt	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) “aifirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN