anfach

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhtheanach, anaitheach, anfadhach

Etymology

From anfa (“storm, tempest”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

anfach (genitive singular masculine anfaigh, genitive singular feminine anfaí, plural anfacha, comparative anfaí)

1. stormy, rough, tempestuous

   Synonym: anfúil

Declension

Declension of anfach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	anfach	anfach	anfacha
vocative	anfaigh		anfacha
genitive		anfaí	anfacha	anfach
dative	anfach	anfach; anfaigh (archaic)	anfacha
Comparative	níos anfaí
Superlative	is anfaí

Related terms

• anfacht f (“storminess”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anfach	n-anfach	hanfach	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) “anfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “tempestuous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “anfach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm