anaithne

Irish

Etymology

From an- +‎ aithne.

Noun

anaithne f (genitive singular anaithne)

  1. obscurity, lack of recognition

Declension

Declension of anaithne (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative anaithne
vocative a anaithne
genitive anaithne
dative anaithne
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an anaithne
genitive na hanaithne
dative leis an anaithne
don anaithne

Mutation

Mutated forms of anaithne
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anaithne n-anaithne hanaithne 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) “anaithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • obscurity”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025