athfhill

Irish

Etymology

From ath- (“re-”) +‎ fill (“turn back; return; fold; plicate; recur”).

Verb

athfhill (present analytic athfhilleann, future analytic athfhillfidh, verbal noun athfhilleadh, past participle athfhillte)

1. recur; (mathematics, of decimals) circulate
2. refold
3. reflect

Conjugation

conjugation of athfhill (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	athfhillim	athfhilleann tú; athfhillir†	athfhilleann sé, sí	athfhillimid	athfhilleann sibh	athfhilleann siad; athfhillid†	a athfhilleann; a athfhilleas / a n-athfhilleann*	athfhilltear
	past	d'athfhill mé; d'athfhilleas / athfhill mé‡; athfhilleas‡	d'athfhill tú; d'athfhillis / athfhill tú; athfhillis‡	d'athfhill sé, sí / athfhill sé, sí‡	d'athfhilleamar; d'athfhill muid / athfhilleamar; athfhill muid‡	d'athfhill sibh; d'athfhilleabhair / athfhill sibh; athfhilleabhair‡	d'athfhill siad; d'athfhilleadar / athfhill siad; athfhilleadar‡	a d'athfhill / ar athfhill*	athfhilleadh; hathfhilleadh†
	past habitual	d'athfhillinn / athfhillinn‡; n-athfhillinn‡‡	d'athfhillteá / athfhillteá‡; n-athfhillteᇇ	d'athfhilleadh sé, sí / athfhilleadh sé, sí‡; n-athfhilleadh sé, s퇇	d'athfhillimis; d'athfhilleadh muid / athfhillimis; athfhilleadh muid‡; n-athfhillimis‡‡; n-athfhilleadh muid‡‡	d'athfhilleadh sibh / athfhilleadh sibh‡; n-athfhilleadh sibh‡‡	d'athfhillidís; d'athfhilleadh siad / athfhillidís; athfhilleadh siad‡; n-athfhillidís‡‡; n-athfhilleadh siad‡‡	a d'athfhilleadh / a n-athfhilleadh*	d'athfhilltí / athfhilltí‡; n-athfhillt퇇
future		athfhillfidh mé; athfhillfead	athfhillfidh tú; athfhillfir†	athfhillfidh sé, sí	athfhillfimid; athfhillfidh muid	athfhillfidh sibh	athfhillfidh siad; athfhillfid†	a athfhillfidh; a athfhillfeas / a n-athfhillfidh*	athfhillfear
conditional		d'athfhillfinn / athfhillfinn‡; n-athfhillfinn‡‡	d'athfhillfeá / athfhillfeá‡; n-athfhillfeᇇ	d'athfhillfeadh sé, sí / athfhillfeadh sé, sí‡; n-athfhillfeadh sé, s퇇	d'athfhillfimis; d'athfhillfeadh muid / athfhillfimis‡; athfhillfeadh muid‡; n-athfhillfimis‡‡; n-athfhillfeadh muid‡‡	d'athfhillfeadh sibh / athfhillfeadh sibh‡; n-athfhillfeadh sibh‡‡	d'athfhillfidís; d'athfhillfeadh siad / athfhillfidís‡; athfhillfeadh siad‡; n-athfhillfidís‡‡; n-athfhillfeadh siad‡‡	a d'athfhillfeadh / a n-athfhillfeadh*	d'athfhillfí / athfhillfí‡; n-athfhillf퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-athfhille mé; go n-athfhillead†	go n-athfhille tú; go n-athfhillir†	go n-athfhille sé, sí	go n-athfhillimid; go n-athfhille muid	go n-athfhille sibh	go n-athfhille siad; go n-athfhillid†	—	go n-athfhilltear
	past	dá n-athfhillinn	dá n-athfhillteá	dá n-athfhilleadh sé, sí	dá n-athfhillimis; dá n-athfhilleadh muid	dá n-athfhilleadh sibh	dá n-athfhillidís; dá n-athfhilleadh siad	—	dá n-athfhilltí
imperative		athfhillim	athfhill	athfhilleadh sé, sí	athfhillimis	athfhilligí; athfhillidh†	athfhillidís	—	athfhilltear
verbal noun		athfhilleadh
past participle		athfhillte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

• athfhillteach (“recurring, recurrent; reflexive; reflex”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of athfhill

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