aife
See also: Aífe
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish aithbe n (“ebb, reflux (of sea)”).
Declension
Declension of aife
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- briseadh aife (“(ruffle caused by) start of ebb-tide”)
- cainéal aife (“ebb channel”)
- comhdhlúthadán aife (“reflux condenser”)
- leath aife (“half-ebb”)
- taoide aife (“ebbing tide”)
- tonn aife (“receding wave”)
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aife”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aithbe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “áiṫḃe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 20
- Entries containing “aife” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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