áiféis

Irish

Alternative forms

• áibhéis

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈfʲeːʃ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːfʲeːʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːfʲeʃ/

Noun

áiféis f (genitive singular áiféise)

1. exaggeration, boasting
2. nonsense

   Synonyms: amaidí, seafóid

3. drollery

Declension

Declension of áiféis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative áiféis vocative a áiféis genitive áiféise dative áiféis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an áiféis genitive na háiféise dative leis an áiféis don áiféis

Derived terms

• staicín áiféise m (“laughing-stock”)
• áiféiseach (“exaggerated; ridiculous; droll”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of áiféis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
áiféis	n-áiféis	háiféis	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áibéis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áiféis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “áiféis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áiféis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30