ainfine

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhthean, ainbhtheinne, ainbhthine

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbthen, ainbthine.

Noun

ainfine f (genitive singular ainfine, nominative plural ainfiní)

1. spring tide
2. storm

Declension

Declension of ainfine (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ainfine ainfiní vocative a ainfine a ainfiní genitive ainfine ainfiní dative ainfine ainfiní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ainfine na hainfiní genitive na hainfine na n-ainfiní dative leis an ainfine don ainfine leis na hainfiní

Related terms

• anfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfine

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainfine	n-ainfine	hainfine	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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainbthen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ainḃṫeinne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 12
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainfine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN