ainfhial

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhfial

Etymology

From ain- +‎ fial (“seemly, proper; noble; generous, hospitable”).

Adjective

ainfhial (genitive singular masculine ainfhéil, genitive singular feminine ainfhéile, plural ainfhiala, comparative ainfhéile)

1. inhospitable
2. (literary) shameless

Declension

Declension of ainfhial

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ainfhial	ainfhial	ainfhiala
vocative	ainfhéil		ainfhiala
genitive		ainfhiale	ainfhiala	ainfhial
dative	ainfhial	ainfhial; ainfhéil (archaic)	ainfhiala
Comparative	níos ainfhiale
Superlative	is ainfhiale

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfhial

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainfhial	n-ainfhial	hainfhial	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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