anfhaiteach

Irish

Etymology

From an- (negative prefix) +‎ faiteach (“fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy”).

Adjective

anfhaiteach (genitive singular masculine anfhaitigh, genitive singular feminine anfhaití, plural anfhaiteacha, comparative anfhaití)

1. unwary; incautious

Declension

Declension of anfhaiteach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteacha
vocative	anfhaitigh		anfhaiteacha
genitive		anfhaití	anfhaiteacha	anfhaiteach
dative	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteach; anfhaitigh (archaic)	anfhaiteacha
Comparative	níos anfhaití
Superlative	is anfhaití

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfhaiteach

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