anfhaiteach

Irish

Etymology

From an- (negative prefix) +‎ faiteach (“fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy”).

Adjective

anfhaiteach (genitive singular masculine anfhaitigh, genitive singular feminine anfhaití, plural anfhaiteacha, comparative anfhaití)

unwary; incautious

Declension

Declension of anfhaiteach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteacha
Vocative	anfhaitigh	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteacha
Genitive	anfhaitigh	anfhaití	anfhaiteacha	anfhaiteach
Dative	anfhaiteach	anfhaiteach; anfhaitigh (archaic)	anfhaiteacha
Comparative	níos anfhaití
Superlative	is anfhaití

Mutation

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

References

"anfhaiteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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