ainfhiosrach

Irish

Etymology

From ain- (“very”) +‎ fiosrach (“inquiring, inquisitive”).

Adjective

ainfhiosrach (genitive singular masculine ainfhiosraigh, genitive singular feminine ainfhiosraí, plural ainfhiosracha, comparative ainfhiosraí)

  1. overcurious

Declension

Declension of ainfhiosrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ainfhiosrach ainfhiosrach ainfhiosracha
vocative ainfhiosraigh ainfhiosracha
genitive ainfhiosraí ainfhiosracha ainfhiosrach
dative ainfhiosrach ainfhiosrach;
ainfhiosraigh (archaic) 		ainfhiosracha
Comparative níos ainfhiosraí
Superlative is ainfhiosraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ainfhiosrach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainfhiosrach n-ainfhiosrach hainfhiosrach 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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ain- +‎ fiosrach.

Adjective

ainfhiosrach (comparative ainfhiosraiche)

  1. ignorant
    Synonym: ainfhiosach

Mutation

Mutation of ainfhiosrach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ainfhiosrach n-ainfhiosrach h-ainfhiosrach t-ainfhiosrach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainfhiosrach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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