ainfhial

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ain- +‎ fial (“seemly, proper; noble; generous, hospitable”).

Adjective

ainfhial (genitive singular masculine ainfhéil, genitive singular feminine ainfhéile, plural ainfhiala, comparative ainfhéile)

  1. inhospitable
  2. (literary) shameless

Declension

Declension of ainfhial
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ainfhial ainfhial ainfhiala
vocative ainfhéil ainfhiala
genitive ainfhiale ainfhiala ainfhial
dative ainfhial ainfhial;
ainfhéil (archaic) 		ainfhiala
Comparative níos ainfhiale
Superlative is ainfhiale

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfhial
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainfhial n-ainfhial hainfhial 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

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