aife

See also: Aífe

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”).

Noun

aife f (genitive singular aife)

  1. ebb
  2. decline, decay
  3. (chemistry) reflux

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aife n-aife haife not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "aife" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “aithbe” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “aiṫḃe” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • Entries containing “aife” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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