aisfhreagra

Irish

Alternative forms

• aisfhreagar m
• aisfhreagairt f

Etymology

From ais- (“re-, back”) +‎ freagra (“answer”).

Noun

aisfhreagra m (genitive singular aisfhreagra, nominative plural aisfhreagraí)

1. back answer, retort

Declension

Declension of aisfhreagra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aisfhreagra aisfhreagraí vocative a aisfhreagra a aisfhreagraí genitive aisfhreagra aisfhreagraí dative aisfhreagra aisfhreagraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aisfhreagra na haisfhreagraí genitive an aisfhreagra na n-aisfhreagraí dative leis an aisfhreagra don aisfhreagra leis na haisfhreagraí

Derived terms

• aisfhreagrach (“back-answering, impudent”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aisfhreagra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aisfhreagra	n-aisfhreagra	haisfhreagra	not applicable

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

References

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