aifid

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin aphides, coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758.

Noun

aifid f (genitive singular aifide, nominative plural aifidí)

  1. aphid

Declension
Declension of aifid

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aifid aifidí
Vocative a aifid a aifidí
Genitive aifide aifidí
Dative aifid aifidí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an aifid na haifidí
Genitive na haifide na n-aifidí
Dative leis an aifid

don aifid

 leis na haifidí

Hyponyms
  • aifid arbhair
  • aifid chabáiste
  • aifid chlúmhach (“woolly aphid”)
  • aifid dhubh
  • aifid ghlas
  • aifid róis
  • aifid rua phrátaí
  • míol pónaire

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aifid n-aifid haifid not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "aifid" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “aifid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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