ainfhiosracht

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“great”) +‎ fiosracht (“inquisitiveness”).

Noun

ainfhiosracht f (genitive singular ainfhiosrachta)

1. overcuriosity, unhealthy curiosity

Declension

Declension of ainfhiosracht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ainfhiosracht vocative a ainfhiosracht genitive ainfhiosrachta dative ainfhiosracht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ainfhiosracht genitive na hainfhiosrachta dative leis an ainfhiosracht don ainfhiosracht

Related terms

• ainfhiosrach (“overcurious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfhiosracht

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