anfa

Irish

Alternative forms

• anaithe
• ainfe
• ainfine
• ainbhthe
• ainbhthine

Etymology

From Old Irish anbod, anfud (“tempest, storm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanˠəfˠə/

Noun

anfa m or f (genitive singular anfa, nominative plural anfaí)

1. storm, tempest
2. stress, terror

Declension

Declension of anfa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative anfa anfaí vocative a anfa a anfaí genitive anfa anfaí dative anfa anfaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-anfa na hanfaí genitive an anfa na n-anfaí dative leis an anfa don anfa leis na hanfaí

Declension of anfa (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative anfa anfaí vocative a anfa a anfaí genitive anfa anfaí dative anfa anfaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an anfa na hanfaí genitive na hanfa na n-anfaí dative leis an anfa don anfa leis na hanfaí

Synonyms

• (storm): doineann, stoirm

Derived terms

• anfach (“stormy, rough, tempestuous”, adjective)
• anfacht f (“storminess”)
• anfúil (“terrified; stormy, rough, tempestuous”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anfa	n-anfa	hanfa	t-anfa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anfud”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anfa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “storm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “tempest”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025