anaithne

Irish

Etymology

From an- +‎ aithne.

Noun

anaithne f (genitive singular anaithne)

1. obscurity, lack of recognition

Declension

Declension of anaithne (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative anaithne vocative a anaithne genitive anaithne dative anaithne forms with the definite article case singular nominative an anaithne genitive na hanaithne dative leis an anaithne don anaithne

Mutation

Mutated forms of anaithne

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anaithne	n-anaithne	hanaithne	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) “anaithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “obscurity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024