ainfhial

Irish

Alternative forms

ainbhfial

Etymology

From ain- +‎ fial (“seemly, proper; noble; generous, hospitable”).

Adjective

ainfhial (genitive singular masculine ainfhéil, genitive singular feminine ainfhéile, plural ainfhiala, comparative ainfhéile)

inhospitable
(literary) shameless

Declension

Declension of ainfhial

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	ainfhial	ainfhial	ainfhiala
Vocative	ainfhéil	ainfhial	ainfhiala
Genitive	ainfhéil	ainfhiale	ainfhiala	ainfhial
Dative	ainfhial	ainfhial; ainfhéil (archaic)	ainfhiala
Comparative	níos ainfhiale
Superlative	is ainfhiale

Mutation

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainfhial”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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