Afraic
See also: Aifric
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish Afraicc, from Old Irish Afraicc, borrowed from Latin Āfrica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈafˠɾˠɪc/
Proper noun
An Afraic f (genitive Na hAfraice)
- Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
Declension
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Derived terms
- Afracach (“African”, adjective)
- Afracach m (“African”)
- An Afraic Theas f (“South Africa”)
- Poblacht na hAfraice Láir f (“the Central African Republic”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afraic | nAfraic | hAfraic | 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) “Afraic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Afraic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Afraic”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Afraic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025